The Kashmir Floating Vegetable market on Dal Lake is one of its kind unique markets which leaves one in awe of its beauty. The tranquil waters surrounded by the sky kissing snowy hills around add a picturesque beauty to this market. The EBNW Story brings a few rare facts of this market:
1: The first floating vegetable market of India in Kashmir was first captured by a Japanese photographer.
2. This colorful floating vegetables market starts in the morning on Shikara (A house boat) on the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Kashmiri people offers another unique glimpse of life via this floating vegetable market.
3. The floating nursery on the wetlands of Srinagar are the primary source of vegetable cultivation. The fresh vegetables grown here are then sold on the floating shikara boats on the Dal Lake in Srinagar.
4. Believe it or not! But it is a fact that this is the only floating market existing in India.
5. One can witness the vegetable cultivators of Shikara to a place with their freshly loaded vegetables. The timing of this market is 5AM to 8 AM only.
6. The place where everyone gather to sell and buy vegetables is named as Gudher. This market does not encourage selective or partial item sales; instead, it focuses on wholesale deliveries.
7. Tomatoes, carrots, turnips, leafy vegetables, lotus roots, are showcased here to be sold, all of which were grown on this wetland’s diverse ecology.
8. March to October are the best months to visit the Floating Vegetable Market as the weather is quite pleasant.
Mud house, as pretty as it sound, it is the only Natural shelter a human can make without harming the environment. A simple house build predominantly of mud carries tons of advantages within which is still unknown by many.
The idea of mud house is not something new or innovative but it has been in India from an ancient time. People have been building such houses for thousands of years. It may sound a little surprising but In India there are almost 65 millions mud houses.
These small eco friendly hut like houses are also very famous in some parts of Rajasthan. Due to its plenty of benefits these ancient houses stand still in many villages.
Photo credit: Shubham Kumawat
One such example is from a village of Nimbhera, Rajasthan. This simple and delicate mud house is about 70-80 years old. It has been home to a family for many generations and is still standing strong.
This house is nothing less than a heaven on Earth. Surrounded with the paste of mitti and cow dung (Gobad) with a wooden roof, this mud house is very beneficial for our health.
This house is made from the mixture of mud and cow dung and is also a great storage area for rice, wheat and pulses. This house remains warm in winter and cool in summer which is a very favourable environment in a place like Rajasthan.
Photo credit: Shubham Kumawat
There is no doubt that these mud houses are eco friendly but this is not it, they offers more such advantages which makes them one of the significant housing option.
Mud houses are very cost effective, strong and disaster resistant and can stand still for hundred of years if protected well enough. They have also good resistance to fire which is a great thing.
These Earthy houses are also naturally insulated thus providing thermal comfort inside the house. Now, who need ACs when you can keep yourself cool around mud walls. As these walls lower the temperature during summertime it cools down the environment and during winters it keeps you warm like a blanket.
Other than that, mud walls are good for sound proofing. One of the exceptional benefit is that they are recyclable and biodegradable, you can break it down anytime and rebuilt it too without harming the environment.
These mud houses are found everywhere in Rajasthan’s Barmer district. After the devastating flood of 2006, a Delhi-based non-profit organisation Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) built these eco friendly houses for people who lost their houses in disaster.
Even with new innovations and technology nothing can ever beat the potential of Mud houses.
Holi has just passed off and the festival of Rang Panchmani is being celebrated in different parts of the country. On this occasion, Shubham Kumawat brings to you different types of Holi which is being played in Rajasthan.
Phoolon ki Holi (Holi with flowers): In Jaipur situated Govind Devji Temple
Kankan mar holi (By hurlig stones): In Jaisalmer and Dungarpur
Bhata Gair in Sanchore district: Bhata Gair, until 2004, took place during Holi under which only those born in Ahor were allowed to participate. In this ritual, people were divided into two teams, which was those consuming alcohol and the other which did not, and they were separated with a fence in between. The aim was to cross the fence, and the team who crossed the fence wins. The ceremony was ended by the administration due to its dangerous nature.
Angaron ki Holi (Holi on Embers) in Lalsot Dausa and Kekri: People walk on embers on Holi believing that their problems will be solved.
Doodh and Dahi Holi- (Holi with Milk and curd): This kind of Holi is played in renowned Nathdwara temple situated near Udaipur.
Ravji hi Holi (Mandore): People dance while walking with colours being spread all around.
Gobar Kandon ki Holi (Holi with Cowdung) in Dungarpur: In this holi, people throw cowdung on each other.
Ghota Gair holi in Bhinmal (Jalore): This Holi is played since the era of kings and queens where mammoth processions are taken out while spreading colours.
Kapda Faad Holi: This kind of Holi is being played in Pushkar situated in Ajmer district where foreign tourists and local residents enjoy alot while playing Holi. Basically there is party which starts in the morning where people dance to music and at times tear the clothes.
World Water Day is celebrated to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
On this special day, several events are organised to circulate messages of water conservation through social media, TV, host educational events based on the importance of clean water and conservative measures, competitions, etc.
World Water Day 2022: Theme
This year’s theme is ‘Groundwater, making the invisible visible’. The theme has been decided keeping in mind how the groundwater is a crucial resource which provides almost half of all drinkable water across the world.
World Water Day 2022: History
In 1992, the idea for celebrating this international days brought up during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. In the same year, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution which said that 22 March of each year is being declared World Day for Water, to be observed starting in 1993.
World Water Day 2022: Significance
This day aims at inspiring people around the world to learn more about water-related issues and to take action to make a difference.
India is a land of diversity and each festival in this country are celebrated following diverse rituals. Holi is one such festival which is celebrated with pomp, joy and unique customs but these vary from region to region. The festival also celebrates the beginning of a good spring harvest season. Before Holi, the ritual of Holika Dahan is followed to celebrate good over evil. Holi basically is celebrated in Phalguna month on Purnima Tithi. On this special occasion, people pray in front of the fire which symbolizes the burning of negativity.
Let’s take a walk through the distinctive celebration of holi in Indian States
1.Hola Mohalla, Punjab
Hola Mohalla is a 3-day grand festival celebrated in Punjab. Hola is a masculine sounding word used for Holi and Mohalla is taken from Arabic dictionary which implies procession in the form of army column. Together this word implies Mock Fight as Hola Mohalla is an occasion of Sikhs to showcase the Martial skills.
Tenth Guru of Sikh GURU GOBIND SINGH JI established this tradition that follows Hindu festival Holi. The first mock fight was held in February 1701 at Anandpur Saheb town. Since then, Sikhs have been playing Hola Mohalla every year on the occasion of Holi.
On this three-day unique festival, mock battles, exhibitions, displays of weapons are held with Kirtan and music. The participants perform daring feats, such as mock encounters with real weapons which is named as Gatka, tent pegging, bareback horse-riding, standing erect on two speeding horses and various other feats of bravery.
Langars are also held in Gurdwaras by Sikhs for the people.
It is the most awaited day for Sikhs. Spectacular events and colorful procession make it unique.
2. Dol Jatra
Land of Rosogulla , West Bengal has its own uniqueness of celebrating Holi. Here Holi is named as Dol Jatra or Basant Utsav. Holi is the prestigious harvest festival and it marks the beginning of spring season. Basant implies beginning of Spring season and Utsav means Festival hence West Bengal celebrates it with the name of Basant Utsav. This festival is also celebrated in Assam and Odisha with the name of Dol Purnima. On the auspicious day of Dol Jatra, women wear yellow color Sari or clothes as yellow color signifies abundance. Color powder plays a key role in this festival just as Holi and in west bengal color powder is named as Phag.
It is celebrated in the remembrance of love of Radha and Krishna.
On the occassion of Dol Jatra a grand procession of Lord Krishna is taken through West Bengal Streets followed by the music and bhajan kirtan. Women sing the Bhajan or song while the men spray coloured powder at the idols.
The best place to witness Dol Jatra is Shanti Niketan at Bolpur. This little place is the epicentre of everything that depicts the rich Bengali culture.
3. Yaosang
If we travel towards the Manipur which is north-eastern Gem, we will see another unique version of Holi. Yaosang is a six-day festival celebrated in Manipur with enthusiasm. The festival of Yaoshang is considered one of the major festivals of Manipur. Celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Lamta, Yaosang begins with the burning of a small thatch or bamboo straw.
The highlight of the festival is the Thabal Chongba which means a moonlight dance or a traditional Manipuri folk dance where boys and girls hold hands and sing and dance in a circle. The festival is celebrated with singing, dancing and many other traditional performances. It is celebrated with high spirits by the young and the old. Colour is one of the significant aspects of this festival, people apply colours on the faces of each other. But this festival is gone far beyond just colors.
4. Dola
Dola is another form of holi celebration in the magnificent Odisha state of India. Holi celebrations here are quite similar to those in West Bengal. This festival is celebrated on a grand level in Odisha. Another name of this festival is Melana or Milan which usually means get together. Here get together signifies the meeting of Lord Gopinath and Lord Bhagabat. On this day the deities of village, especially that of Krishna, are carried to all the homes in the villages. People carrying the idols and those following them are smeared with Abira, a violet color powder. Till four days, daily round of deity continues and is known as chacheery. On this festival, there is keen competition between villagers is decorating ‘viman’ in which they carry deities.
There is another myth of burning fire on holi as we perform Holika Dahan. The myth is associated with killing of Mesha who was the terror on earth and got killed by Krishna. This celebration is named as Meshapodi.
5. Lathmar Holi
In the largest state of India, Holi is celebrated with an interesting ritual. In UP, women perform this ritual with lathis. It is the most interesting way of celebrating Holi and people enjoy a lot. Here women armed with lathis and men take thalis as their shield to protect themselves. If a man got hit with lathi, he has to dress up himself with female attire and dance on the streets. All of this is done primarily in jest and not aggressively.
Lathmar is a Hindi word comprises of Lath and Mar. Lath means stick and Mar means beat. Lathmar holi is unique. It is said that Lord Krishna tried to tease Radha to play holi in Barsana. Some women caught him teasing Radha and got angry and chased him with lathis.
Lathmar Holi hence is celebrated in tune with this tale.
Lathmar Holi is celebrated 4-5 days prior to the Holi festivities of other states. Nandgaon and Barsana which are mythologically related with Lord Krishna are famous for this particular kind of Holi celebration. The natives of this village are known for their unique way of playing Holi with not only colours but also sticks.
Radha Rani temple which is the only temple of Radha is the main point of Lathmar Holi Celebration. The Holi celebrations also continue in Vrindavan in the Banke Bihari Temple with color and flowers.
Holi is one of the most ancient and celebrated festival among Hindus in India. Popularly known as the festival of love and festival of colours, Holi represents life, love and forgiveness.
Holi the beautiful festival of spring is celebrated with the arrival of spring and end of winters. Holi celebrations start on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day) falling in the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna with Holika Dahan or choti Holi (burning of Demon Holika) followed by Holi in the next morning.
Holi celebrates the eternal love and divine love of Radha Krishna as well as it signifies the victory of good over evil. Holi celebrates the Hindu god Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahlad.
Holi 2022: Date and Time
This year Holi will be observed on March 18 and March 19 as well. Holika Dahan falls on the evening of March 17 with the beginning of Purnima tithi at 1:29 pm on March 17 and ends at 12:47 pm on March 18. The Holika Dahan tithi will last from 9:06 pm to 10:16 pm on March 17.
Holi 2022: History
Holi originally known as Holika is an very ancient festival of India. The description pf Holi and its significance mentioned in the Puranas, Dasakumara Charita, and by the poet Kālidāsa during the 4th century reign of Chandragupta II. It is also believed that Holi existed several centuries before Christ.
Holi 2022: Story Behind Holi
According to myths and mythologies Holi is associated with two legends. The first one is the celebrations of colour, life and love. It is believed that colouring something means giving life to it. It is celebrated every year to honour the divine love or Radha Krishna. The another reason Holi is observed is to celebrate the victory of good over evil which is associated with the legend of Hiranyakashipu, Prahalad and Lord Vishnu. Hindus light bonfires on Holi to represent the triumph of good over evil.
Holi 2022: Quotes and wishes
Let’s throw out the colours in the air, and renew our love with a bit of romantic colour. Happy Holi
“With the hope that your life is framed with all the colours of rainbow making your life happy, I am sending out the happiest colours to you. Happy Holi”
“It’s the time to unwind, de-stress and to make a bond with sweets, thandai and colours. Happy Holi”
“The colours we play with touch not only our face but our heart too, by making us filled with happiness and joy. Happy Holi”
“May God paint the canvas of your life with the colours of Joy, Love, Happiness, Prosperity, Good Health, and success.” ― Wishing You a Happy Holi
Sweet dishes, water balloons, water pistols, amazing songs are the best ingredients for a perfect Holi!
God gives you all the colours of life, the colours of joy, the colours of happiness, the colours of friendship, the colours of love, and any other colours you wish to paint in your life. Have a wonderful Holi!
Red, green, yellow, and blue… The colours of Holi remind me of you… ‘Because, like them, you are vibrant and full of life.
Holi is a day to make amends and honor friendships. I treasure your presence in my life today and always!
Sikkim is all set to launch vending machine to provide free sanitary pads in government schools. The Machine will be installed in 210 government school. Some reports shows that in government schools of Sikkim , there are 18,665 girls who are studying. Generally the girls of government schools drop out because of their periods hence the prior aim of the machine installation is to curb the dropouts of girls.
The machine will be launched under the ‘Bahini’ scheme.
In collaboration with Sulabh International, the trial of this scheme was started in 2018. The vending machines were installed in few schools.
The chief secretary (education) of Sikkim said that girls in Sikkim may not drop out of schools due to menstruation, it is definitely a contributing factor. He said that the dropout rate of students in Sikkim, for both boys and girls, is similar to the national average, which is approximately 20% for both genders.
According to one survey, girls take leave from school for five to six days every month for their periods. And around 20% girls drop out of the schools as their menstrual cycle begins. And another reason of dropping out is lack of proper facilities in Toilets and hygiene is not maintained.
Before Sikkim, Kerela was the first state to launch vending machines.
Benefits of installing vending machines are many. Firstly, the students don’t have to suffer in need of pads, secondly, people who live in underprivileged area will get access to pad and thirdly, hygiene will be maintained because pads are generally disposable.
Rural areas girls uses clothes instead of pad which dont last as pads do. Clothes even cause bacterial infections. Pad can sometimes be worn for up to 12 hours straight.
Holi the most exciting and fun festival celebrated in India marks the victory of good over evil and is a beautiful festival of divine love and colors. It is celebrated every year at the end of winter in the Hindu month of Phalguna on the last full moon day (Purnima).
But have this thought ever crossed your mind if Holi resemble any other festivals?
Then here’s the answer for your curiosity, YES! There are many festivals celebrated around the world which are very similar to Holi.
Let’s dig a little deep into these five festivals that can be considered as siblings of Holi…
1. La Tomatina :
La Tomatina also known as the Tomato Battle held every year on the last Wednesday of August is a extremely popular Spanish festival celebrated in the Valencian town of Buñol, Spain.
La Tomatina , Spanish Holi but instead of throwing colors you have to throw tomatoes at each other. This festival gain popularity in India after the release of the Movie, Zindagi na Milegi Dobara.
A festive full of whoopee and excitement is celebrated to promote happiness and entertainment among citizens. La Tomatina a festival cum fight with tomatoes, where people dive into ocean of tomatoes to enjoy the best fun moments of their life.
The festival starts a week prior to the official day and there are plenty of streets partying. The best part of the festival is the tomato fight which takes place between 11am and 1pm on that day.
There is no history or tales behind the emergence of La Tomatina but this tradition has been there in Spain since 1944 or 1945. The summer festival has gain popularity from a few years as more and more people are participating in the events. Trucks and trucks full of tomatoes move around central area of the town, every little street are seen to be enjoying the festival.
2. The Orange Battle In Italy:
One more battle but this not with colors or tomatoes but with oranges!
Yes you read it right, the largest food fight celebrated in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea, the battle of oranges is just like Holi too but with only orange color. Held every year in February this battle juices about 400 tones of oranges.
A messy but lively festival where people throw oranges at each other in their particular organized groups. The town residents are divided into nine teams for this battle. Celebrated in the beautiful lake town of Italy this orange battle is worth a fight.
The first orange battle was celebrated back in 1808. Digging a little deep into the history behind this festival, it is said that during the 12th century the town by overpowered and ruled by a cruel man who forced himself onto the village’s brides on the night they were married. But one day finally a bride took a brave step and managed to cut off his head, the town supported that women and fought back with the ruler’s army and won the battle.
To celebrate this great victory every year this battle is enacted but with oranges, the following nine teams re-enact the battle by throwing oranges at each other.
3. Chinchilla Watermelon Festival:
Enough with tomatoes and oranges now it’s time for something much bigger and exciting, how about a watermelon festival?
Sounds a bit astounding yet funny at the same time. A festival similar to Holi celebrated every year in Chinchilla, a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.
The Melon Capital of Australia celebrates this amazing festival every second year in February. The festival was first observed in 1994 with an aim to bring more and more foreigners to the town.
The all beer and skittles festive is full of melon theme events like Melon Bulls eye, Melon Skiing, Melon Chariot, Melon Bungee, Melon Ironman, a pip spitting competition, and melon eating races and the most thrilling one is melon head smashing cracking event where participant has to open as many watermelons as possible using only the head.
4. Boryeoung Mud Festival:
This time it’s nothing about fruits or colors but this one is more thrilling than that, a mud festival! Diving deep into mud to relax your mind and soul.
As exciting as it sounds the festival is not just for fun but for skin benefits too. The rich mud is good for slowing skin ageing, exfoliating, rejuvenating and more. Celebrated every year in Boryeong, a town around 200 km south of Seoul, South Korea. The mud fest include mud massages, mud baths, mud air-bounce, mud fall adventures, mud swimming and many more fun events.
This dirty yet beautiful summer festival was first held in July 1998 which lasted for four days and included 16 exciting programmes.
There is no deep history behind this festival, the reason behind the mud festival was simply for promoting the city’s mud business and to aware them about the qualities of Boryeong’s mud.
With passing years mud festival turned out to be one of the world’s most famous thrilling fest and attracted millions of visitors to Boryeoung. Now each year many Koreans as well as foreigners attend this festival with full zeal and fire.
The Boryeoung mud festival introduced to world the enchanting Daecheon Beach, where mud are extremely rich in minerals and are used in the manufacture of cosmetics.
5. Haro Wine Festival:
A hot festival in summertime is all you need to kill your boredom fever. The haro wine festival is celebrated every year on June 29, Saint Peters Day in the town of Haro, Spain (in the La Rioja region of Northern Spain).
This Spanish festival is nothing but crazy, people toss and throw wine on each other until everyone from head to toe is left completely soaked in wine and colored purple.
The Haro wine festival is considered a “Festival of International Tourist Interest” and, therefore, is very tourist friendly. This battle of wine is celebrated to attract tourists from all around the world.
The festive attendees gather at the Chapel of San Felices de Bilibio where the wine battle takes place. The participants throw wine at each other using boots, bottles, water pistols, or anything that can contain liquid.
Bedaghat is an excellent place to witness white rocks which join the tranquil Narmada. These pristine white rocks are known to change shapes magically along the river. Aakanksha Umath reports…
Bedaghat is a town situated on the banks of river Narmada at a short distance of 20km from Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh.
The history of Bhedaghat is believed to be 180–250 million years old. The picturesque sites of Bedaghat town speak the story of incredible miracle of nature.
There are also many stories about how the place derived the name of Bedaghat.
Earlier it was known as Bhairvi ghat because Shakti Pooja used to take place here. But later the place got the name Bedaghat. Several dinosaur fossils have been found in scenic village Bedaghat.
Boat ride at Bedaghat in moonlight between the marble rocks gives a feeling of walking on silver stones.
The river Narmada flows gently through the soft marble rocks and then at a short gorge distance of 8km, it gushes down from the hills to form Dhuandhar waterfall. Dhuandhar waterfall offers mesmerizing scene of smoke coming out of the river.
The name Dhuandhar is composed of two words Dhuan-Dhar. Dhua means smoke and dhar signifies stream. As the water streams down from the rocks and gives the view of smoke , this waterfall is also known as Smokindhra waterfall. The sound of water falling down the stream can be heard from a very distance. The shade of this water falling from a height of 10 meters is unique. This picturesque view comes out of the famous marble rocks.
Located at a short distance of 25km from Jabalpur, this place is famous for picnic and also a charming destination for tourists.
Shooting of movies at Bedaghat
This picturesque destination is also famous amongst Bollywood. This place is used for climax scenes in many movies.
1. Reva- Reva is a Gujarati movie which is based on river Narmada , offers a mesmerizing view of Bedaghat. Few breathtaking scenes are recorded at this picturesque.
2. Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye– This movie used the location of Bedaghat for it’s climax.
3. Raat ka Nasha Abhi song in Ashoka film- The shooting of Raat ka Nasha Abhi from movie Ashoka was shot between the marble rocks of Bedaghat.
4. Mohan Jo Daro- Mohan Jo Daro chose many of the mesmerizing locations for the shooting and Bedaghat is one of them
Holi the festival of love and colors is celebrated by Hindus all around the world. This beautiful festival of spring marks the eternal and divine love of Radha Krishna.
The arrival of spring or the end of winter, the blossoming of love or the festive of forgiveness, Holi holds different significance for different peoples.
Holi starts on the evening of the Purnima (Full Moon Day) falling in the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna with Holika Dahan (burning of Demon Holika) followed by Holi in the next morning.
Holi is known by different names Holi,Dol Purnima, Dhuleti, Dhulandi, Ukuli, Manjal Kuli, Yaosang, Shigmo or Phagwah, Jajiri, Rangwali and is celebrated in different parts of the world such as Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji ,Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 countries where Holi is celebrated with much energy and enthusiasm…
Holi in Nepal:
The stunning fiesta of Holi in Nepal begins a week ahead of the official full moon day known as ‘Fagu’ in Nepali.
A week long colorful celebration is followed by few rituals which consist of a ceremonial pole called ‘Chir’, which is installed on the first day of celebration. Chir is a bamboo stick or a wooden pole which is placed erectly in the street at Basantapur. The pole is decorated with a lot of colorful clothes and other materials which represents good luck charm. The festivities continues around the pole for a week and the chir is taken to a bonfire at the end of the celebrations.
And on the official eve of Holi, Chir Haran or Holika Dahan is celebrated and the bamboo stick is taken to a bonfire followed by the scorching of the colored decorates. This also marks the official beginning of the festival of Holi.
Holi in South Africa:
Holi has become extremely popular in regions of South Africa with the enthusiasm of Gujarati’s and other Indians settled in South Africa. The tradition has been kept alive from a past few years and this festive of color and love is celebrated with much delight.
People celebrate this day with pure joy by lightning bonfires( Holika) and playing with colors, meeting their friends and relatives with keeping the value of Indian culture in their hearts. A line-up of South Africa’s biggest DJs are organized, thousands of people are dressed in white dance, drink and throw colors at each other.
With the largest immigrant Indian community with around one million of Indians in the country, many Indian festivals are celebrated in South Africa.
Holi in Guyana:
Guyana a dense rainforest country located on the South America’s North Atlantic coast celebrates Holi with upmost zeal and excitement.
The festival of Holi was first observed by Guyanese some 180 years ago when their East Indian fore parents first came to Guyana and now the country accounts for 33% of Hindu’s.
Holi is popularly known as ‘Phagwah’ in Guyana and is considered as the most joyous and colorful festival. Holi today has become a part of their national psyche and happens to be a national holiday in Guyana.
A month long Phagwah celebration starts on Basant Panchmi when homage is done to Saraswati Devi the goddess of knowledge and a castor oil tree is planted as a symbolic act. The Guyanese celebrates this long festival from Panchmi to Holika Dahan by singing special melodies of chowtaal ÔdhamaarÕ and jati renditions that can be heard across the country at Hindu temples and homes.
On Holika Dahan the castor oil plant is burnt commemorating Prahlad’s legendary devotion to Lord Shiva and also the triumph of good over evil. On Phagwah morning people wish each other and spray colors and abeer as a custom.
Holi in Australia:
Australia also marks a large scane Holi celebration by hosting different events specially in Melbourne.
Here people celebrate Holi by playing with non-toxic colors. People dress up in white attend fun events to play Holi with their friends and family. The enthusiasm can be seen in the eyes of Australians when Holi is around the corner, the streets of Australia paints in the rainbow of colors.
Australians Celebrates Holi to keep the Light of Love Burning in Hearts of people.
Holi in USA:
The beautiful experience of the chaotic spectrum of colors is no doubt seen in a country with a large population of Indians settled.
USA celebrates this festival with high energy and the celebrations are particularly marked in the city of New York.
Many grand events, Holi meets are organized including Dance performance, fashion shows and music concerts where many Bollywood actors are seen.
With Holi parades taken out, people can be seen having so much fun, playing with colors. With this amount of festivities New York seems like a part of India.
