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Holi, the festival of colors, is being celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country today. Holika Dahan took place across the country on Monday (2 March). But due to the lunar eclipse, people could not play colors in most of the cities of the country on Tuesday.

However, there was an atmosphere of excitement and joy in many parts of the country including Rajasthan. Groups dressed in colors came out on the streets. Guests from every corner of the world came to celebrate Holi in Jaipur. The foreign guests danced a lot to the tunes of the DJ.

The 200 year old tradition ‘Bin Dulhan Ki Baraat’ was performed in Bharatpur. In this the groom was made to sit on a camel in traditional attire. The procession reached the Jain temple amidst bands and Holi songs.

Former Uttar Pradesh CM and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav wished BJP MP Manoj Tiwari a Holi by making a 1 minute 14 second video song. In this, a person wearing Manoj Tiwari’s mask can be seen roaming around.

In view of Holi, the police administration has made strict security arrangements in many states including Delhi. Additional police forces have been deployed in sensitive areas. The administration has appealed to the people to celebrate Holi in a peaceful and harmonious manner.

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• Vasantotsav: Festival of changing seasons Holi was earlier celebrated as a spring festival, because around Phalgun-Purnima the cold goes away and the colors of spring start appearing. It is mentioned in Emperor Harsha’s play Ratnavali in the 7th century that the court used to organize festivals, music and cultural events on the occasion of spring. This tradition of celebrating Vasanthotsav has been going on since then. Now this festival has entered into the life of people and has turned into Holi of Abeer-Gulal and colours.
• Dolayatra: Tradition of making Radha-Krishna sit on a swing The major form of Holi in Eastern India and Vaishnava traditions is Dola Yatra or Dola Purnima. In this tradition, the idols of Radha-Krishna are decorated and taken out on a swing or palanquin. Abir-gulal is offered to them and a kirtan festival is held. According to the government information of Odisha, this festival continues from Dashami of Phalgun month to Dol Purnima. In the Bengal-Orissa region, this day also coincides with the birth anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. This was the first Vaishnav swing festival. Later it became associated with colorful Holi.
• Radha-Krishna Phag: Holi of love, colors and fun The second biggest belief of Holi in Braj region is the Phag-Leela of Radha-Krishna. Holikotsav is written in the Vaishnav text Garga Samhita. In which there is mention of celebration with Radha and friends. For this reason, Holi of Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana and Nandgaon is not just a game of colors but is considered a festival of devotion to Krishna, singing of songs and remembering pastimes. Later this tradition changed into Lokholi. Where beyond the color service of the temple, it became a collective Holi of the village and city.
• Farmers’ festival: New harvest and joy of Rabi season Holi has also long been associated with harvest and farming. According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Holi is a festival of spring and harvest. Earlier the form of this festival was based on farming. In this, farmers used to offer ears of wheat and new produce in Holika Dahan and the entire village used to celebrate the new crop. Later, colors, gulal and other religious-cultural forms were also added to it.
• Festival of improving relationships: Don’t feel bad it’s Holi Anthropologists from America, Australia and Scotland said in their study and research that Holi in India is such a festival in which people forget the old disputes and estrangements and celebrate the festival. However, later the bitterness and tension in relationships and society becomes the same again. American anthropologist McKim Marriott, Australia’s D.B. According to Miller and Victor Turner of Scotland, Holi in India is a festival of reducing old bitterness, bringing people closer and making new beginnings in relationships.

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