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The Holi festival has a cultural significance among various Hindu traditions of the Indian subcontinent. It is the festive day to end and rid oneself of past errors, to end conflicts by meeting others, a day to forget and forgive.
Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It’s an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights.
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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 festival ...
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]
Kumauni or Kumaoni Holi is the historical and cultural celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi in the region of Kumaon, India.It is one of the most important festivals for the Kumauni people as it signifies not only the victory of good over evil but also end of the winter season and the start of the new sowing season which holds great importance for this agricultural community of the North ...
More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday, authorities said, as they braced for ...
Mud Fest annual Holi festival organized in the city of Surat, Gujarat, India to mark the Spring festivities of Holi since 2015. Mud Fest was started as an alternative to the popular way of playing Holi or Dhuleti played with chemical colours, by substituting them with Fuller's earth mixed with herbs. A giant swimming pool is filled with Fuller ...