Mumbai, Dated 07 September-2023, Thursday

Today the festival of Janmashtami is being celebrated with great fanfare across the country... Matki Fod Program has been organized in many cities of the country... Matki Fod program has also started in many places. Most of the Janmashtami events are held in Mumbai then. Even this year, Matki Fod programs have started in many parts of Mumbai... At that time, the incident of 35 Govindas falling down during Matki Fod programs in some parts of Mumbai has come to light. 22 injured in the incident are undergoing treatment in various hospitals, while 4 Govindas are also reported to have sustained serious injuries.

Most of the Matki Fod events are celebrated in Mumbai

Meanwhile, the Matki Fod program is celebrated with enthusiasm on the day of Krishna Janmotsava in Mumbai. Meanwhile Govinda's group builds a human pyramid. That is, the members of the group stand in a circle under it to break the high curd vessel, then other members stand in a circle on the shoulders of those members... The higher the curd vessel, the higher the members are made to stand in a circle. And above all Janmashtami is celebrated by breaking a pot by a Govinda. Then the members standing in the circle till the top fall back till the bottom, due to which such incidents keep happening in Mumbai.

125 beds are ready in hospitals keeping in mind the Matki Fod program

So far, more than 35 Govindas have been injured during the Matki Fod program in Mumbai. Officials said that 4 of them have been admitted to the hospital due to critical condition. Officials said that 2 Govindas have been admitted to the Nagar Nigam-run KEM Hospital in Parer, Mumbai and Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar. 22 of them have been treated in OPDs of government and municipal hospitals. He said that keeping in mind the Matki Fod programme, the BMC has prepared 125 beds in the municipally run hospitals for the treatment of Govinda.