Pics: Dayanand KukkajeDaijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Mar 24: As people across the nation celebrated the Holi festival on Thursday March 24, Mangaluru city also joined them in full festive spirit.
Holi celebration was mostly celebrated by North Indians based in city some years back. But the situation has changed now with locals celebrating Holi with same religious fervour.
People of all ages smeared each other with colours and drenched themselves in utter joy.
Celebrations were particularly colourful at the Scout Bhavan in Lalbagh where people from Rajasthan smeared each other with colours of every shade under the sun.
Colours spoke the language of unity as people of all communities came together to celebrate the festival.
Happy Holi to all celebrating this festive day. Thanks Dayanand Kukkaje for the pictures. It was fun watching both males and females celebrating this festival of colors.
Bhandumam,Your picture is there in this?Happy Holi to everybody...enjoy.....JH...
HAPPY HOLI DEAR HINDU BROTHERS.
In the picture sisters are outnumbered brothers.Why you left them behind.
Rung Barse Bige chunarvali....Rung Barse....Beware! Water scarcity in Mangalore
..after several years HOLI celebration came back at Cong#es# HO Delhi..today Mammia & son Chinchpokli seen together with Holi colour..welcome back..they need it badly..remember what SALMAN KURSHID wrote & ANTONY said..
Happy Holi.... Have colorful days ahead.
True Colour of India
Wonderful. Let this festival of colors bring in joy, brotherhood, cheers, peace and enjoyment across the city, and be one of the best and smart city and set an example to others.
Some years back we did not know what is holi in Mangalore.Nice to see we are adopting some north culture.
There is a symbolic legend to explain why Holi is celebrated as a festival of colours. The word "Holi" originates from "Holika", the evil sister of the demon king Hiranyakashipu. The festival itself is believed to have origins from the Prahlada-Puri Temple of Multan in the Punjab region. The original temple of Prahladpuri is said to have been built by Prahlada, Hiranyakashipu's son.King Hiranyakashipu, according to legend, was the King of Multan and had earned a boon that made him virtually indestructible. He grew arrogant, thought he was God, and demanded that everyone worship only him.Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, however, disagreed. He was and remained devoted to Lord Vishnu. This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. He subjected Prahlada to cruel punishments, none of which affected the boy or his resolve to do what he thought was right. Finally, Holika - Prahlada's evil aunt - tricked him into sitting on a pyre with her. Holika was wearing a cloak that made her immune to injury from fire, while Prahlada was not. As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlada. Holika burned, Prahlada survived. Seeing this, Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashed a pillar with his mace. There was a tumultuous sound, and Lord Vishnu appeared as Lord Narasimha and killed Hiranyakashipu. The bonfire is a reminder of the symbolic victory of good over evil, of Prahlada over Hiranyakashipu, and of the fire that burned Holika.[16] The next day when the fire cooled down, people applied ash to their foreheads, a practice still observed by some people. Eventually, coloured powder came to be used to celebrate Holi.Happy Holi Everybody.
These are the true colors of India - HAPPY HOLI ...
Jossey...It's happens only in Hindustan..
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