Dwarka Braj are famous cities for Holi
Holi in Dwarka and Braj |
Dwarka Gujarat |
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In Gujarat, Holi is two day festival. On the evening of the first day people lit the bonfire. People offer raw coconut, corn to the fire. The second day is the festival of colour or "Dhuleti", celebrated by sprinkling coloured water and applying colours to each other. Dwarka, a coastal city of Gujarat, celebrates Holi at the Dwarkadheesh temple and city wide comedy and music festivities. The Holi celebration has its celebrative origins in Gujarat, particularly with dance, food, music, and coloured powder to offer a spring parallel of Navratri, Gujarat's Hindu festival celebrated in the fall. Falling in the Hindu month of Phalguna, Holi marks the agricultural season of the Rabi crop. |
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Well dressed woman with Lath on Holi |
Braj |
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Holi in Braj is the best Holi in world. Braj is land of Lord Krishna and Radha, thats why Holi celebration here is special. The spirit of celebrations of Holi festival in Braj, can never be compared anywhere else in India. If you like festival of color - plan a trip to Braj on Holi. Festival ceelbration here is grand and unique. This is one of those experiences which cannot be expressed in words. It can only be expressed in photos. The Holi celebration in Braj go on for more than 10 days. People start celebrating in Barsana the village of Radha, six days before the actual day of Holi. People of Nandgaon, the village of Krishna, visit the people of Barsana and they assemble in Radha Rani temple to celebrate, play with colors and sing rhymns in a ritual called Samaaj. The splash of colors creates a unique view. The day is followed by women of Barsana beating the men of Nandgaon with bamboo sticks, and hence this day is called Lathmar Holi.The same thing is then repeated the next day when people of Barsana visit Nandgaon. |
