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Dahihandi - festival / sport / event ?????   what should we call ?

India is a country where politicians are lack of funds to build road , toilets but they have always money to spend on festivals rather showbizz evet such as Dahihandi.

                          Since last few years Dahihandi festival is growing like an inflation in Mumbai and its suburbs.Till now all the gullys , roads have their own Dahihandi , So when dahihandi festival comes political parties revive their so called charities and arrange competition.Main agenda behind all the political leaders arranging dahihandi competition is just get their name famous in their constituency.Without following moral restrictions and social responsibility over political parties all support and spend lakhs on the festival.

                          Some times govinda"s  (male/devotee player who takes part in the festival ), gopika (female player/devotee )gets hurt during performing their skills.Being marketeer rather than organizer spends more on marketing of the event rather safety.It is to good hear that some organisers are provided vima security to the players.

                         There is nothing wrong in marketing ones culture in limit USA have been doing it  since many decades .Dahihandi is not only hindu culture its India's culture we need to take to the world with removing unfair practices.Some politicians want to establish this as a sport .(huush ...good they are doing something).I think it can be sport but to include dahihandi in athletics, players , authorities , bodies need to work harder . 

Good wished to those who are working for it.