Monday, 25 March 2024

This festival is celebrated on the next day of Holika Dahan. Holi and Diwali are two most important festial in India. This festival is also called as festial of color, Rangwali Holi, Dhulandi. Lathmar Holi of Barsana in Braj is very famous.

This festial is associate with God Vishnu and God Krishna. Vishu has saved Prahlada from Holika, so we celebrate Holi as a victory of good over evil. As per the other belief, Once upon a time, Lord Krishna asked his mother Yashoda why he is not as fair as Radha. Yashoda suggested Krishna to apply color on Radha’s face as it would make her complexion dark too. Lord Krishna, then, played Holid with Radha with different colors. Holi is played with dry color, wet color and Gulal but according to one mythological beliefs, Lord Vishnu had worshiped Dhuli(Dust) at the beginning of Tretayuga, that is why it is also called called Dhulendi.

Holi is also famous for one delicious sweet which is called Gujiya.

Holi (Dhulendi) (1950 to 2050)