Guest guest Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 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 Group Members....... To know about Holi Festival : http://hindudevotionalpower.blogspot.com/2010/02/holi-dhuleti.html Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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