2. Holi is the festival of colors, happiness, anxiety and
true spirit. It traditionally marks the beginning of
spring in India. Celebrated on the phalgun purnima (no
moon day in the month of March), Holi is highly
associated with Radha – Krishna. It is celebrated on a
high note in the places, which are traditionally
connected to Lord Krishna, such as
Vrindavan, Mathura, Barsana, Goverdhan and
Nandagaon. Barsana is the birth place of Goddess
Radha. Apart from the traditions of playing with
colored powder and water, Holi is also accompanied by
folk songs, dances and stage plays. Holi is also known
as Phagwah Festival of Colors, Doḷajatra or Dol
Jatra and Basantotsav at various places in India. - See
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3. Why do we celebrate Holi?
According to the Hindu
scripts, demon
Hiranyakashipu ordered
his sister Holika to burn
his son Prahlad in fire.
Prahlad was a big Vishnu
devotee. In spite of
various warnings from his
dad
Hiranyakashipu, Prahlad
continued to offer
prayers to Vishnu Ji.
Holika had a boon of not
getting burnt in the fire.
Prahlad sat on a pyre in
the lap of Holika and fire
started. With the grace of
4. How is Holi associated with
Radha-Krishna? The tradition of
playing with colors is associated
with the legends of Radha-
Krishna. According to the
legend, Krishna was jealous of
Radha’s fair complexion. He told
about this to his mother
Yashoda, she teasingly asked him
5. Radha’s face. While according
to another legend, Lord Krishna
killed the demonic ‘Putna’ on this
day. And guwalas and gopiyas
played Rasleela to celebrate it.
Krishna played with colors to
celebrate the victory of good
over evil on this day. - See more
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-do-we-celebrate-
6. Things to note while playing with Holi colors 1. Create natural
colors with flowers and their petals. 2. Colors created with the petals
of Butea flowers should be used with turmeric and gram flour. 3.
Remove thorns from alovera and mix it with green color for better paste.
4. For burning Holika, make use of combustible wood. 4. Avoid using
chemical colors. 5. Make use of Parijaat or Butea flowers to create
colors. 6. Play safe and eco-friendly Holi and make use of only
simple water. - See more at: http://blog.onlineprasad.com/why-do-
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7. How to perform Holika Pujan?
Along with log of wood, dried leaves, branches
of trees and other combustible material, create
Holika.
Then take flowers, supari, money etc in your
hands & offer to Holika along with water.
Then offer rice, chandan, turmeric, Rose flower
& beads to flowers to it.
Then, take 3 rounds or do 3 parikramas of
Holika.
In the end, distribute the coconut prasad to
everyone after showing it to Holika.
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8. In Bengal and
Oddisha, Holi is observed
as Dol Purnima or Dol
Jatra. It’s the celebration
of colors and sweets in
Bengal. Sweets such as
kheer sandesh, basanti
sandes, saffron milk and
payash are prepared on
this day in Bengal. And
idols of Radha-Krishna are
replaced by Lord
Jagannath’s idol. At Puri, a
possession is carried out.
Milkmen carry the
palanquin of the Lord on
9. In Mathura and Vrindavan, special Holi pooja is
performed. Traditional customs and rituals are
followed to worship Lord Krishna on Holi.
Here, the festival of Holi lasts for around 16
days. In Maharashtra, Holi is mainly associated
with the burning of Holika and colors
celebration.
Holi is a true example of oneness, togetherness
and true spirit of festivity among the people of
India. It’s a celebration of victory of good over
evil.
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hopes that Radha-Krishna always bestows their
blessings on you and your family.
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