The adventurous and spiritual capital of India is renowned not onle for the temples, rafting, along with cliff jumping and beatles ashram, but also for its vibrant festivals.
Holi, which is believed to be the festival of color and love, also denotes the approach of the spring season, and it falls in March. The festival starts with the ignite of the Holika bonfire the night before. It represents the triumph of good over evil. The demon King Hiranyakashyap is associated with this festival, who wanted everybody in his land to worship him. Still, his son, Prahlad, was against it and worshipped Lord Vishnu, which was unbearable for the king to tolerate.
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If you happen to be in Rishikesh at this point, you will come to realize that the Holi celebration has spread wide across the people, and many of them come specially to India to experience the same. And Rishikesh ought to be the one among all the Holi festival destinations. The Annual International Yoga festival draws attention to a vast crowd. Celebrate Holi In an Open-Air, with green surroundings, underneath the sky. The energetic and lively DJ will make the atmosphere alive with all the songs mixes and remixes. On this exceptional day of Holi, the Laxman Jhula chowk becomes the ground for a public party; crowds assemble, both locals and otherwise. Everyone will be covering everyone else with bright colors and greeting each other, making the atmosphere very fun and festive. This scenic location will surely steal your heart.
Holi is commemorated in a splendid way in two places - Mathura and Vrindavan - and to know the reason behind it, we must take a look into the history of this festival. It is believed that in the suburbs of Mathura, the romance of Krishna and Radha proliferated and growed. There is a popular myth behind the celebration of Holi, it is said that Krishna was jealous of Radha’s fairness and always used to complain about his darker skin colour to his mother. Seeing to this his mother asked him to throw colors at Radha and paint her face with multiple colors so that there would be no difference in anyone’s complexion. Krishna along with his friends used to come from the village Nandgaon to Barsana – Radha’s village to color Radha and her friends. In doing so, the Gopis along with Radha used to beat up the guys with Lathis. And hence, came the tradition of applying colours and playing with lathis on the propitious occasion of Holi.
Celebrating this festival of colors is not only a great way to spend time with friends and family, but also a chance to immerse yourself in Indian culture.
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