Happy Holi

[Rudhran]

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Wishing every one a Happy Holi

Holi festival is celebrated on 13th of March 2017 in India, [FONT=&quot] symbolizing victory of good over evil.[/FONT]

A couple of decades back, Tamil people can witness Holi celebrations only in Hindi Movies colourful dance and drum beat, bhaang, Thandi etc

Nowadays, with migration more North Indian brothers to Tamil Nadu, the celebration is catching up here also.

Source: Gogle images

 

[Rudhran]

Celebrate Holi with colour power, music, dance, bhaang, thandai, etc

What Is Holi Without Thandai?

As February sets in across the Gangetic plains and as the sun moves northwards gathering warmth, the winds sweeping down from the Himalayan ranges in the begin to gather strength even as they start to lose the chill. It is that period where a few minutes of exertion in the sun might prompt one to shed the various layers of warm clothing, but the very next minute one would be shivering due to the strong wind racing through the thickest of fabrics. It is as if nature were playing truant. That is the definitive sign that silly season has arrived. Yes, that would be the start of Basant, whose culmination would be marked by the silliest and riotous of all festivals, Holi.

But nature’s celebrations do not make a festival. It is the expression of human joy, which elevates an ordinary moment. Thankfully, silly season inspires the residents of Gangetic plains to express their joy variously, endlessly & immensely.
Phaag, the folk song for the season reverberates from Mathura in the west to Ayodhya in the east. Whereas in Mathura they would be singing the exploits of a playful Krishna in Brij dialect, Ayodhya’s Avadhi celebrates the colorful exertions of Rama and his brothers. Interestingly, the cognoscenti would be often encountering the mellowed riotousness of Phaag in Raga Kaafi.

Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/culture/what-is-holi-without-thandai

 

[krish44]

Holi is best celebrated at Radhas birthplace barsana near mathura where they play latmar holi. Here women with lathis beat men in holi colours [Dry and wet] as they make their way

through the narrow streets dancing and singing.

A great spectacle.

See Asha parekh and Rajesh khanna sing ' aaj na khelenge....holi'' in kati patang . A R .D .burman composition.

In silsila enjoy A bachan loaded with Bhang and rekha performing to Rang bharse song with sanjeev kumar and J bachan watching. Another holi classic.

 

[Rudhran]

Here is a thread on Holi from the Archives of this Forum which may throw more light…

https://www.tamilbrahmins.com/showthread.php?t=3900&highlight=Holi

 

[Rudhran]

Source: Dinamalar

 

[Rudhran]

Holi in photos: Colours, crowds and celebrations

The festival marks the onset of spring in India.

A myriad of shades, an array of delicacies and loaded water guns all mark the arrival of Holi in India. The “Festival of Colours” also denotes the onset of spring in the country.

Holi is known to bring together people of all faiths, a phenomenon that led to the phrase “Bura na maano, Holi hain” being coined. The joy and enthusiasm, along with the multitude of colours one gets to see during Holi celebrations, make for some stunning photographs.

Here’s how the festival was celebrated in India and its neighbouring countries on Monday:

Read more at: https://scroll.in/latest/831673/holi-in-photos-colours-crowds-and-celebrations

 

[Rudhran]

[h=1]Holi 2017: Silsila, Sholay, and other Bollywood films to watch[/h]
You've thrown colour at friends and family, played with water balloons and pichkaris, and had your share of jalebis and thandai, but Holi hasn't ended yet. Spend the rest of this colourful holiday watching films from this curated list; in every movie, Bollywood stars have celebrated the festival with happiness, drama and some food for thought.


To watch more: http://www.firstpost.com/entertainm...d-other-bollywood-films-to-watch-3332122.html