Holi Festival

The Spirit Of Holi Is Everywhere In Vrindavan

... as they walked and families stopped for a bite at restaurants. However, a couple of well-meaning guys on the street warned us not to come back the next day, the official date for Holi. “Today, it’s for outsiders, so people are showing decency (“sharafat”). Tomorrow, it’ll get rowdy and people will rip each other’s clothes off.” There’s lots else to do, though, like watching Holika go up in flames in the evening and witnessing priests prepare “bhang” in the early hours of Holi. So, was Holi in Vrindavan really worth the trouble? The festival of colour is known for removing barriers of class and caste and, outside the rough and tumble of metros, people here seem kinder. As one man stumbled in a lane and seemed to twist his ankle, he was propped up by a stranger. What is the message behind Holi? As Osho sannyasin Ma Naina tells us, “We created festivals because our lives are ...

Here’s How The Country Is Gearing Up For The Festival Of Colours

... to Lord Krishna, during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Holi, the festival of colors, celebrates the arrival of spring. (Source: AP). Hindu widows, who were once forbidden to participate, throw flower petals and colored powder during the religious arrival of spring festival called Holi at the Gopinath temple in Vrindavan. (Source: AP). Locals including widows, who were once forbidden, throw flower petals and colored powder during the arrival of spring festival called Holi at the Gopinath temple in Vrindavan. Up to just a few years ago the festival was forbidden for Hindu widows. Like hundreds of thousands of observant Hindu women, they would have been expected to live out their days in quiet worship, dressed only in white, with their very presence being considered inauspicious for all religious festivities. (Source: AP). Widows, who were once forbidden to ...

India In Bloom For Holi Festival

... for peace, love and Heaven. on SPH Brightcove. "Each city celebrates Holi a little differently," says Jayasankar. "The most popular cities on Wego are Mathura, for the more traditional kind of celebrations, and Vrindavan, for the huge amount of flowers used. "Lathmar Holi is popular in Barsana, where women re-enact a Hindu folktale by playfully beating men with sticks. Celebrations with children are popular in Shantiniketan, and with royalty in Udaipur. For the real community experience with thousands of people, though, you have to go to Delhi or Mumbai.". The tossing of powder has become so common among Holi revellers that some cities are associated with specific shade. Nagpur, where orange orchards abound, is known as the Orange City. Cuttack, famed for its silver industry, is of course the Silver City. Kolkata gets its Black City moniker from its historical association with the infamous Black Hole of colonial times. "India has some of the strongest relationships with colours of any country in the world," explains Jayasankar. "From richly coloured spices, bright saris, the ...

For Some, Holi Gets Bitter

... party workers, bureaucrats and journalists. Since the parties were not sure of the results and the exit polls left them even more confused, they decided to play safe and cut out the Holi hampers. A sweetshop owner, known for his proximity to political leaders and the huge profits that he makes in every festive season, admitted: “The elections came at the wrong time and took away the cheer from the Holi festival. Every leader was nervous and refused to place any orders. Our business has taken another hit after demonetisation.” A senior leader who has been sending out gift hampers on every festival explained, “I am not contesting the elections but I knew my party is losing. Had I sent out gujiyas, my colleagues would have said that I am celebrating their failure.” Holi, obviously, has lost some of its colour, irrespective of the winner or loser in the polls. COOKING UP A KITCHEN STORY. Kitchens can also cook up politics. It may sound ...

Best Holi Wishes, Whatsapp Messages, Facebook Status, Sms & Gif Images To Wish Happy Rangapanchami Dhuleti 2017

... safe Holi 2017! (Happy Holi Wishes in Hindi: Best Holi Quotes, Whats App Status, Facebook Messages & Images to Wish Happy Rangapanchami Dhuleti 2017 ). Whatsapp reads: Love is in playing Holi together; that warmth and feel is adrenaline on steroids. Whatsapp reads. Just like a red rose that fills the world with beauty & fragrance. You have made my life so beautiful by being in it. On Holi, the festival of colors & joy I wanna say thank you for all the love & smiles you’ve brought to my life. Happy Holi. Whatsapp reads: I wish you to have a colorful and joy able holi… May the color of happiness fulfill your life’s Journey throughout the Life. Happy Holi. Whatsapp reads:  Every holiday is not a Holi Day! Have fun! Happy Holi. Whatsapp reads. Best Wishes to you for a Holi filled with sweet memories and moments to have it for very Long. Happpy Holi. Whatsapp reads. Evn though I m far away frm u, out of India, I cn feel d ...

Holi Festival Revives Sale Of Dholaks In Haldwani

... and moving DJs have dented their small scale industry badly. However, the demand reaches its peak during Holi. 49-year-old Sherdil, a resident of Dholak Basti, says that Haldwani dholaks are still in demand. "Even today, despite electronic instruments and other developments in the music industry, our dholaks are still in demand. People from Nepal, Odisha, Gujarat and West Bengal come to purchase the hand-made instrument. Though, the business is no more like the good old days, the festival of colors, Holi, brings us 75% of total business.". Dholak is the key musical instrument for songs sung during Holi. They are also used in traditional songs like Jungla Kaphi , Shyam Kanyan , Bihag, Bageshree, Jayjay Wanti, Pilu and Bharavi. Compositions of these songs are done in Hindi as well as Kumaoni. Earlier, people from various parts of the country came to Haldwani and settled in the Dholak Basti. Niyaz Ali (60), recalls, "Some of our friends came for business and settled here, terming it good place for family and ...

Celebrate Colourful Holi Festival With Hit Songs By Manoj Tiwari, Ravi Kishan & Other Bhojpuri Singers

... also happens to be every Holi enthusiasts’ delight when it comes to listening to his peppy Bhojpuri Holi songs. While Ravi Kishan has sung numerous songs on the occasion of Holi, his 2016 song Bura Na Mano Holi Hai made everyone join him in singing and dancing at the Holi parties. 4. Bhojpuri Holi Song – Khesari Lal. Bhojpuri songs are notoriously famous for showing sexual content. The festival of colours which are also seen as an opportunity for lovers to give hints of their love or fun banters (read: pure eve-teasing) between guys and girls are a mandatory portrayal in the Holi songs. This Tani Sa Lagali Bhojpuri Holi Song sung by Khesari Lal Yadav is following the same trend. Holi is the festival of celebrating diversity. Holi players do not differentiate on the basis of religion, ...

5 Fast Facts You Need To Know

... night before. On Holi eve, the Holika, the devil, is burned in a pyre, according to __link__. According to Hindu tradition, the bonfire celebrates the death of Holika, according to the Holi website. There was once a demon king by the name of Hiranyakashyap who won over the kingdom of earth. He was so egoistic that he commanded everybody in his kingdom to worship only him. But to his great disappointment, his son, Prahlad became an ardent devotee of Lord Naarayana and refused to worship his father. Hiranyakashyap tried several ways to kill his son Prahlad but Lord Vishnu saved him every time. Finally, he asked his sister, Holika to enter a blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap. For, Hiranyakashyap knew that Holika had a boon, whereby, she could enter the fire unscathed. Treacherously, Holika coaxed young Prahlad to sit in her lap and she herself took her seat in a blazing fire. The legend has it that Holika had to pay the price of her sinister desire by her life. Holika was not aware that the boon worked only when she entered the fire ...