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Holi Celebration in India

Spectacular festival of Holi is admired all over the world for its vivaciousness, fun and mirth. The celebration of vibrant colors is simply unique and worth giving a look. This is a feast of colors, spring season in which it falls, occasion of Phalgun Purnima, intoxicating beverages, sweets and hilarity involving passing comments & hurling water balloons or colors at passersby. That is why you can hardly find anyone saying no to this festival.

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The festival, however, is celebrated differently in different states of India owing to several legends associated with it. If we talk about Tamil Nadu in south then the celebration revolve around the popular Kama Deva legend, the Love-God. People celebrate Holi singing songs that tell grief and suffering of Rati. Over here it is known by the names of Kamavilas, Kama Dahanam and Kaman Pandigai.

Holi in Uttar Pradesh is boisterous due to joy and glee involved in it. This joviality comes from the Krishna Radha Love Play around which the celebration actually takes place. The vivacity of some of its places like Mathura, birth place of Lord Krishna and Vrindavan is truly spectacular to watch on this day.

In West Bengal, it is the festivity of good harvest brought by spring season that is Basant Utsav. There it is called by several names such as Dol Purnima, Dol Jatra, or the Swing-Festival. On this day, fast is kept by the elder most family member in every house for getting the blessings of Agnidev and Lord Krishna. When all rituals get over, he smears idol of Krishna with color (gulal) and offers gifts as sweets to both the Gods, Krishna as well as Agnidev.

Rajasthan people celebrate this in honor of immortal love story of Radha Krishna. Braj Mahotsav of this place is highly adored all over the world. People in multi colored attire sing and perform raslila that depicts Krishna Radha love play.

People of Delhi observe it for two day that chiefly involves bonfire or burning of Holika followed by playing colors. The jest or merriment of the festival peaks throughout the city. But one that is common in this festival is sharing of Holi gifts that mainly comprise colors, pichkaris or water guns, special treats like gujjia hampers, chocolates and dry fruit packs. All these are available over the counter as well as on the Internet. So feel free to send Holi gifts online to all your friends and relatives no matter where they are currently located on the globe.

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Holi Celebration in India