Varin Pada Havli Holi, is one of the first public Hindu festivals ever granted by the British -India government, which was approved on 12th of March, 1922.

Before this every year the fishermen's from Khar Danda used to gather wood from Bandra for the annual holi bush fire tradition.

A tale follows that The Goddess Holika appeared to the fishermen and commanded them to always celebrate Holi 2 days prior to the Hindu calendar so that there is sufficient wood available for all.

Then Carter Perry Sr, a suburban collector of British was amused to hear this tale and officially gazetted this festival on 12th of March, 1922.

The entire village every year is decorated with lights and diyas, sweets are distributed, and the fishermen and women perform pooja a ritual for their colorful fishing boats.

This extension will provide a continuous 3km walk for pedestrians by the sea, offering a scenic route for the numerous joggers and walkers who frequent the area daily.

A few generations later as the community grew in this Koliwada, the local panchayat Danda Koli Samaj divided the village into small gaothans in order to ease the management.