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2. What Is Holi? Everything To Know About Holi, the Hindu ...

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3. Holi 2023: How and why it’s celebrated, plus color throw ...

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   The event is free, and only the first 100 to register using the link below will get free color packets. When : March 8, 3 p.m. Where : Harrington Quad, Duke University Info : calendar.duke.edu

4. Holika Dahan - Wikipedia

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   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]

5. Holi - Wikipedia

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   The Hindu calendar is lunisolar but most festival dates are specified using the lunar portion of the calendar. A lunar day is uniquely identified by three calendar elements: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (lunar fortnight) and tithi (lunar day). Furthermore, when specifying the masa, one of two traditions are applicable, viz. amānta ...

6. Gulal - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. Dol Purnima - Wikipedia

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   On this auspicious day, the murtis of Krishna and his beloved Radha, richly adorned and besmeared with colored powder. In Braj , Rajasthan , Gujarat , Bengal , Odisha and Assam , the murtis of Radha Krishna are taken out in procession in a swinging palanquin , decorated with flowers , leaves , colored clothes and papers . [ 10 ]

8. Everything You Need to Know About the Hindu Holiday Krishna ...

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9. List of materials used in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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   Camphor, an aromatic solid, is widely used in Hindu religious ceremonies, burned to make a holy flame. Charu is the name of a sweet porridge-like foodstuff used as an offering in Yajnas. Ghee, clarified butter made from cow's milk, is a sacred requirement in Vedic yajña and homa (fire sacrifices). Incense is also mentioned in the Vedas.