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Why do we celebrate Holi? Do you know the legend behind this festival of colours?

ham holi kyon manaate hain? kya aap jaanate hain rangon ke is tyohaar ke peechhe ka such

Why do we celebrate Holi? Do you know the legend behind this festival of colours?

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ek-doosare ko rangon se saraabor karane se lekar ek saath svaadisht gujhiya kee thaalee ka aanand lene ke lie, har saal sabhee age ke logon ke beech kaarnival ke mood mein holi ka tyohaar. haalaanki rangon ka mukhy tyohaar aadhikaarik taur par ek do dinon mein hota hai, lekin desh mein bahut saare log pahale se hee shaadeeshuda hone lage hain. ham mein se jyaadaatar log har saal holi manaate hain, lekin kya aap jaanate hain ki ham vaastav mein ise kyon manaate hain? ek praacheen hindoo tyohaar, jo baad mein gair-hindoo samudaayon mein bhee lokapriy ho gaya, holi ke baad sardiyon ke baad vasant ka aagaman hota hai. yah buraee par achchhaee kee jeet ka prateek hai aur ise khushee aur pyaar phailaane ke din ke roop mein manaaya jaata hai. tyohaar ko achchhee phasal ke lie dhanyavaad ke roop mein bhee manaaya jaata hai.

Prasiddh Vyakti: The legend

celebrate Holi Parsidh Vyakti


bhaagavat puraan ke anusaar, raaja hiranyakashyapu - raakshasee asuron ka raaja, jo na to kisee aadamee ya jaanavar dvaara maara ja sakata tha - ghamandee ho gaya aur usane maang kee ki har koee use bhagavaan ke roop mein pooje.

raaja ke putr, prahlaad ne asahamat hokar vishnu ke prati samarpit rahana chuna. hiranyakashyapu ka vadh kar diya gaya aur usake putr ko kroor dand diya gaya. ant mein, raaja kee bahan holika ne use apane saath ek chita par baitha diya. jabaki holika ne ek lata ke saath apanee raksha kee, prahlaad benakaab ho gaya. agni prajvalit hone ke kaaran, holika ke shareer se lata ud gaee aur usane prahlaad ko gher liya, jisase usakee jaan bach gaee. baad mein, vishnu narasinh ke avataar mein dikhaee die, aadha aadamee aur aadha sher, aur raaja ko maar daala. yahee kaaran hai ki holika holika se shuroo hotee hai, jo buraee ke ant ka prateek hai.
ek any kinvadantee ke anusaar, bhagavaan krshn ne putaana ke baad ek neelee tvacha ka rang vikasit kiya tha, ek daanav ne use apane stan ke doodh ke saath jahar diya tha. krshn chintit the ki agar unakee tvacha ke rang kee vajah se raadha aur unake saathee kabhee bhee unhen pasand karenge. krshn kee maan ne tab unhen raadha ke paas jaane aur apane chehare ko kisee bhee rang ke saath dhabba dene ke lie kaha. chanchal rang dheere-dheere ek parampara ke roop mein vikasit hua aur baad mein, bhaarat ke braj kshetr mein, holi ke roop mein manaaya jaane vaala tyohaar ke roop mein manaaya jaata hai.

Aayojan: The celebration

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holi kee raat holika dahan se ek din pahale shuroo hotee hai, jahaan log alaav ke saamane anushthaan karate hain, apane bheetar kee buraee ko nasht karane kee praarthana karate hain, jaise holika agni mein maare gae the. rangon ka kaarnival agalee subah shuroo hota hai, jahaan log rangon se khelane ke lie sadakon par nikalate hain, aur paanee kee bandookon ya gubbaaron ke maadhyam se ek doosare ko rangeen paanee mein dubaate hain.

dilachasp baat yah hai ki bhaarat ke vibhinn kshetr is din vibhinn reeti-rivaajon ka paalan karate hain. udaaharan ke lie, pashchim bangaal aur asam mein, holi ko basant utsav ya vasant tyohaar ke roop mein jaana jaata hai.
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holi ka ek lokapriy roop, jise lathamaar holi kaha jaata hai, uttar pradesh mein mathura ke paas ek shahar barasaana mein manaaya jaata hai, jahaan mahilaen purushon ko laathee se peetatee hain, jaise ki shree raadhe ya shreekrshn ka jaap karate hain. phir, mahaaraashtr mein, yah matakee phod (bartan ko todane) ka samay hai. purush ek doosare ke oopar chadhakar ek maanav piraamid banaate hain jisase oonchaee tak ek pot chhaachh lataka dee jaatee hai. bartan ko todane vaale ka naam holi king oph da eeyar hai.
vrndaavan mein vidhava aur parityakt mahilaen holi par rangon mein doob jaatee hain. phir se, panjaab mein, sikh hola mohalla par rangon mein ghoomate hain, jo holi ke ek din baad manaaya jaata hai.

reeti-rivaaj aur reeti-rivaaj alag-alag kshetron mein alag ho sakate hain lekin jo cheej unhen ekajut karatee hai vah rangon ke is tyohaar kee bhaavana hai.
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