Gopalkala is another name of Dahi Handi festival in Maharashtra . Gopalkala 2024 date is August 27. It is also the name of a popular dish prepared in the many parts of India Maharashtra .
The Gopalkala name for Dahi Handi festival comes from a dish prepared on the festival day. The dish is a mixture of yoghurt, pounded rice and jaggery, which is offered to Krishna on the day.
The Gopalkala mixture is placed in the Dahi Handi pot and young men and women compete against each other to break open the pot placed high above the ground. In Maharashtra , group of men and women form human pyramids to break the Dahi Handi pot.