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Holi (Hindi pronunciation:) is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna .
Holi: Holi in Pushkar, Rajasthan A little kid after Holi celebrating (Haridwar) Holika Dahan (bonfire) in front of Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan: Full moon of the Phalgun month (Hindu calendar) Holi or Phagwah is a popular spring festival. Holi commemorates the slaying of the demoness Holika by Lord Vishnu's devotee Prahlad. Thus, the ...
1–2 days: falls in Falgun, the last month of the marathi Shaka Calendar. Deshastha celebrate this festival by lighting a bonfire and offering puran poli to the fire. In North India, Holi is celebrated over two days with the second day celebrated with throwing colors. Maharashtrians celebrate color throwing five days after Holi on Ranga-Panchami.
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Holi is celebrated to honor the arrival of spring, as well as love, fertility and renewal. Today’s Holi festival has its roots in a few different Hindu legends, including the story of Prahalad ...
Holi bonfire on Holi eve in Delhi, 2012. Holika Dahan (Sanskrit: होलिका दहन, romanized: Holikā Dahana, lit. 'Burning of Holika'), rendered Holika Dahanam in Sanskrit or Chotti Holi, is a Hindu festival in which a bonfire is lit to celebrate the burning of the demoness, Holika [2] This ritual is symbolic of victory of good over evil. [3]
Gulal or abir [1] is the traditional name given to the coloured powders used for some Hindu rituals, in particular for the Holi festival or Dol Purnima (though commonly associated with the red colour used in the festival). During Holi, which celebrates love and equality, people throw these powder solutions at each other while singing and dancing.
Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, [1] Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region. [2] [3] This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna.