Holi The Festival of Colors

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Jai Sri Krishna!!!

 

Holi, is a festival of Colors, Love and Happiness in the Hindu religion.

Celebration of Unity and

 

celebrates the triumph of good over evil, generally falls on a full moon day in

the month of March

 

(Falgun). Originally a festival to celebrate good harvests and fertility of the

land in India. Holi is

 

the main festival of North India besides Deewali. Normally whole month of FALGUN

(FAGUA) is

 

dedicated to festival Holi.

 

The main legend of Celebration of Holi :

 

It was on this day that Lord Siva opened his third eye and reduced Kamadev to

ashes.

 

 

It was on this day that Holika, the sister of the demon king Hiranyakasyapa, who

tried to kill the

 

child devotee Prahlad by taking him on her lap and sitting on a layer of woods

which was set

 

ablaze. Holika was burnt to ashes while Prahlad remained unscathed!

 

 

It was again on this day that a Devil called Dhundhi, who was troubling the

children in the

 

kingdom of Prthu was made to run away for life, by the shouts and pranks of the

mischievous

 

boys. Though she had secured several boons that made her almost invincible, this

– noise,

 

shouts, abuses and pranks of boys – was a chink in her armour due to a curse of

Lord Siva. The

 

day itself came to be called `Holika' since then.

 

Holi is not a festival-its freedom and so it must be celebrated and

experienced-for this occasional

 

balm is a must for our anxious, overworked and perplexed souls.

 

Happy Holi to All Club Members.......

 

To know about Holi Festival :

 

http://hindudevotionalpower.blogspot.com/2010/02/holi-dhuleti.html

 

Thanks!!!