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Friday, March 24, 2023

Holi A to Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

USA
http://www.festivalofcolorsusa.com/

Story
http://www.hinduism.co.za/holi-.htm

Ranga Panchami
http://www.hindujagruti.org/hinduism/festivals/holi-rangapanchami/

Free online greeting cards
http://www.101holi.com/
http://www.holigreetings.net/

Sites
http://hinduism.about.com/od/topholiwebsites/Top_Holi_Websites.htm

Festival
http://www.holifestival.org/

Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Holi 

50 Days
http://harekrishnainfo.blogspot.com/2015/03/holi.html 

10 Places to Celebrate
http://goindia.about.com/od/festivalinformation/tp/Where-To-Celebrate-Holi-Festival-In-India.htm

Glimpse
http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/holi


Legends
http://www.thecolorsofindia.com/holi-legends/index.html 

Slides
http://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=holi+color

Speaking tree
http://www.speakingtree.in/search/all/Holi


General Three Day Universal Celebration 

First Day

Holi Purnima is celebrated as the birthday of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (A.D. 1486-1533), in
  1. Bengali speaking regions, and 
  2. Orissa, and above mentioned holy cities .

Next Day


On the second day of the festival called 'Puno', images of Holika are burnt in with Prahlad and his devotion to lord Vishnu. 

http://01li.blogspot.com/search/label/Holika

It is often believed that it was on this day Kamadeva, the god of love, was incinerated by Lord Shiva.
http://fa8t.blogspot.com/search/label/Desire

Last Day


The most boisterous and the final day of the festival is called 'Parva', when children, youth, men and women visit each other's homes and colored powders called 'aabir' and 'gulal' are thrown into the air and smeared on each other's faces and bodies. 'Pichkaris' and water balloons are filled with colors and spurted onto people - while young people pay their respects to elders by sprinkling some colors on their feet, some powder is also smeared on the faces of the deities, especially Krishna and Radha.

http://gopiradhakrishna.blogspot.com/ 



The Giantess of Raghu kingdom, Dhundhi used to trouble innocent people and specially little children who became fed-up of her. Dhundhi, had a blessing from Bhagwan Shiv that she would not be killed by gods, men nor suffer from armories neither from heat, cold or rain. These blessing made her almost invincible but she also had a weak point. She was also cursed by Bhagwan Shiv that she would be in danger from playful boys who would annoy her.

http://ayomed.blogspot.com/