Holi is celebrated all over the country with full joy and enthusiasm. The festival majorly consists of colors and sweets. People celebrate it by playing with colors with each other. The joy of the day is so overwhelming that it gets difficult to recognize faces after a while.

The celebration is of two days, ‘Choti Holi’ and ‘Dhulandi’. Choti Holi is celebrated a day before Holi (Dhulandi). A huge camp fire is held, according to the traditions and this camp fire is called ‘Holika Dehen’.

According to legends, there was a king named ‘Hiranyakashyap’, a non-believer in God. He forced his people to worship him as their God, as he had magical powers. However, his son ‘Prahlad’ came up as an immense believer of God. Therefore, the cruel father tried to get rid of his son. Holika (the sister of Hiranyakashyap, who had the power to resist fire) made one of the efforts to harm Prahlad. She sat along with Prahlad in a burning pyre.

Shockingly, Holika died and the boy remained safe. This was reckoned as the triumph of bad over evil. Representatively, this day is celebrated every year by burning similar pyres all over the country. The first day symbolizing evil, blazing up with the fire, the next day of Dhulandi is celebrated. People rejoicingly throw colors at each other, share sweets, and pay visits at each other’s places.

In Jaipur, during Holi, Elephant Festival is organised. Natives and travelers from all over the globe come to Jaipur and celebrate this festival at Chaugan Stadium. The program is very captivating and attracts many visitors with the elephant polo, tug of war, and a beauty pageant of elephants enchanting every spectator.
 

HOLI

Time of the year : March
Places to Visit : All over India
Duration : Two days
About : Celebrating victory
Attraction : Colors and Sweets