tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83528355881936558402024-03-12T17:49:01.220-07:00HOLI - Colourful Festivalshwetameshramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849471977792016126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352835588193655840.post-35730801609962552142010-09-15T05:41:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:41:21.634-07:00HOLI - Colourful Festival: HOLI is a festival of Colours.It is celebrated ...<a href="http://shwetameshram-holi-colourfulfestival.blogspot.com/2010/09/holi-is-festival-of-c-o-l-o-u-r-s.html?spref=bl">HOLI - Colourful Festival: HOLI is a festival of Colours.<br /><br />It is celebrated ...</a>: "HOLI is a festival of Colours. It is celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions ..."shwetameshramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849471977792016126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352835588193655840.post-66076596179470694752010-09-14T15:13:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:59:18.844-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_7jNR-oyI/AAAAAAAACVk/C6a7S6ggoz8/s1600/holi2%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516904650831209250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_7jNR-oyI/AAAAAAAACVk/C6a7S6ggoz8/s320/holi2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">HOLI</span> <span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">is</span> <span style="color:#009900;">a</span> <span style="color:#000066;">festival</span> </span><span style="color:#cc33cc;">of</span> <span style="color:#990000;">C<span style="color:#ffcc00;">o</span><span style="color:#00cccc;">l</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">o</span><span style="color:#663300;">u</span><span style="color:#003300;">r</span></span><span style="color:#000099;">s.</span></span><br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">It is celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions in</span> <span style="color:#ff6600;">IN</span><span style="color:#000099;">D</span><span style="color:#006600;">IA</span>.<br /></span><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_602NvzWI/AAAAAAAACVU/06Ohk0mGEIg/s1600/holi3%5B1%5D.jpg"></a><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_7MfNKJHI/AAAAAAAACVc/bnaDtLb5YyI/s1600/Holi-Festival-of-colours%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516904260505838706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_7MfNKJHI/AAAAAAAACVc/bnaDtLb5YyI/s320/Holi-Festival-of-colours%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Gujia, papads, kanji and various kinds of snack items including malpuas, mathri, puran poli,dahi badas are prepared</span><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_60bEs01I/AAAAAAAACVE/Zz_jQmEK9cw/s1600/fire.jpg"></a></p><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div align="justify"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_60bEs01I/AAAAAAAACVE/Zz_jQmEK9cw/s1600/fire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516903847079760722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 352px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_60bEs01I/AAAAAAAACVE/Zz_jQmEK9cw/s320/fire.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">On the eve of Holi, small Holi people gather at important crossroads and light huge bonfires, the ceremony is called Holika Dahan. Holi festival has an ancient origin, many stories and celebrates the triumph of 'good' over 'bad'.</span><br /></span><br /></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_6b0PlBlI/AAAAAAAACU8/bT1QajMoLw4/s1600/holi_credit%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516903424339543634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 327px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_6b0PlBlI/AAAAAAAACU8/bT1QajMoLw4/s320/holi_credit%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="color:#009900;">The main day,</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">Holi, also known as Dhuli Vandana </span><span style="color:#ff9900;">is celebrated by people throwing</span> </span><span style="color:#000066;">coloured powder and coloured water at each other.<br /></span></div></span><div align="justify"><span style="color:#660000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_6P976z-I/AAAAAAAACU0/AGMrotrxQZU/s1600/DSC02322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516903220783009762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 365px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Xg_Jyw0o9gg/TI_6P976z-I/AAAAAAAACU0/AGMrotrxQZU/s320/DSC02322.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;">I love this festival and enjoy alot every year with family and friends. Eat a lot puranpoli, pakodas, dahiwada and ofcourse typical maharashtrian non-veg (chicken).</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#330033;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Wishing HAPPY HOLI to ALL for next year.............</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">I'll be missing somewhere.........</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">SHWETA</span></div><div align="justify"><br /> </div>shwetameshramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11849471977792016126noreply@blogger.com3