Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 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 is a 1984 Indian coming-of-age drama film directed by Ketan Mehta, whose socially conscious work has been compared to American director Spike Lee. [1] It is based on eponymous play by Marathi writer, Mahesh Elkunchwar. [2] The film starred Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Om Puri, Shreeram Lagoo, Deepti Naval, Meena Phatak and Naseeruddin Shah.
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.
These are the best Holi captions for Instagram and Facebook to share colorful pictures on Holi 2023. ... Be a free spirit on Holi! One-Word Holi Captions. Woman's Day/Getty Images. Holi-washed ...
The Festival Of Colours is inspired by the traditional Hindu festival Holi, which usually takes place in March an marks the coming of spring. [1] On this day, people throw powdered paint, known as gulal (hindi) or rang (nepali), at each other. For one day the distinctions between castes, religions and gender are set aside and everyone is equal. [2]
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 ...
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]