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Holi – Festival of Colours

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ashish

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Holi, also called the Festival of colours, is a popular Hindu Spring festival observed in India, Nepal, Srilanka, and in countries with large populations of the Hindu diaspora, such as Suriname, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, UK, USA, Mauritius , Fiji. In West Bengal in India and Bangladesh, he is known as Dolyatra (Dole Jatra) or-Basanta Utsav ( “Spring Festival”). Holi is the most well known fact that the region of Braj, in places associated with the god Krishna: Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana and Nanda Gaon. These places have become tourist during the festive season of Holi, which lasts for sixteen days.
 
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GURSIKH

GURSIKH

chardi kla
Greetings to my Hindu frnds on Holi ;)


Sikhs celebrate HOLA instead of Holi , Guru Gobind singh ji started HOLA a MANLY counterpart of holi .

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The word "Mohalla" is derived from the Arabic root hal (alighting, descending) and is a Punjabi word that implies an organized procession in the form of an army column. But unlike Holi, when people playfully sprinkle colored powder, dry or mixed in water, on each other, the Guru made Hola Mohalla an occasion for the Sikhs to demonstrate their martial skills in simulated battles


Together the words "Hola Mohalla" stands for "mock fight". During this festival, processions are organised in the form of army type columns accompanied by war-drums and standard-bearers and proceeding to a given spot or moving in state from one gurdwara to another. The custom originated in the time of Guru Gobind Singh who held the first such mock fight event at Anandpur in February 1701.

Hola Mahalla - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.


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