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In honor of the increasingly popular festival, Holi (\u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940), now celebrated worldwide, I’ve dedicated this blog to the subject. Although Holi typically occurs in late February to early March, or the month of Phalgun (\u092b\u093e\u0932\u094d\u0917\u0941\u0928) according to the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar, it’s better late than never to talk about this popular and exuberant festival! Read the dialogue below between an American Hindi student visiting Jaipur and her host mother about the cultural history of this festival.<\/p>\n

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Image by Anurag Agnihotri on Flickr; licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0906\u0928\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0928 \u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940?<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Holi is coming soon, isn’t it Keya ji?)<\/p>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940?<\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: Yes, you’re right. Will this be your first Holi?)<\/p>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u091c\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0901, \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u092e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0964 \u0906\u092a \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 ?<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Yes, (ma’am), but I know very little about Holi. Can you tell me a bit about it?)<\/p>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e \u0964 \u0916\u093c\u0948\u0930, \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928, \u091c\u094b \u0930\u0902\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0939\u092e \u091b\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092f\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0928 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0939\u092b\u093c\u094d\u0924\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u092e \u0932\u0915\u0921\u093c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0907\u0915\u091f\u094d\u0920\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0941\u0924\u0932\u093e \u092c\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947<\/span> \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0924\u093e\u0915\u093f \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u092e \u0907\u0938\u0947\u00a0\u0906\u0917 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u091c\u0932\u093e \u0938\u0915\u0947\u0902 \u0964 \u0939\u092e \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u094b\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0906\u0917 \u091c\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u094b\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092c \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0928 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964<\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: Of course, dear. Well, on the first day of Holi, which comes before the “colors” day, we celebrate “Small Holi” or “The Burning of Holika.” Some weeks before this, we gather wood (fuel) and we make an effigy of Holika so that, on this day, we can burn this effigy in the fire. In this colony, we light one big fire and everyone in the colony sings songs together and, in this way, we celebrate “The Burning of Holika”).<\/p>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e, \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u091a\u0938\u094d\u092a \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928, \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u092f\u0940 \u2013 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0939\u0948? \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Ok, very interesting. But, there’s one thing I didn’t understand \u2013 who is Holika? I’ve never heard about her).<\/p>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u0938\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902? \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e, \u0916\u093c\u0948\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947, \u090f\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0925\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e\u00a0\u0939\u093f\u0930\u0923\u094d\u092f\u0915\u0936\u093f\u092a\u0941\u0964 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928, \u0939\u092e \u0915\u0939 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u0935\u0939 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0925\u093e, \u0935\u0939 \u0905\u0938\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964 \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u0924\u092a\u0938\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0935\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0939 \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0906\u0917\u0947 \u091a\u0932\u0915\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0901\u091a \u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0939\u094b\u0902\u0917\u0940: \u0928 \u092e\u0930\u094d\u0926 \u0928 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e, \u0928 \u092d\u0940\u0924\u0930 \u0928 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930, \u0928 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u094b, \u0928 \u0905\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930 (airborne weapon) \u0938\u0947 \u0928 \u0936\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930 (handheld weapon) \u0938\u0947, \u0928 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092a\u0947 \u0928 \u0939\u0935\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928 \u092a\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0935\u0939 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0928\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f ‘\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0901’\u0964<\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: Really? Ok, well, regarding Holika there’s an old story that Hindus believe in. The story goes that, a long time ago, there was a King whose name was Hiranyakashipu. But, we can’t say that he was a good King: he was the King of the asuras (a type of demon). After doing a lot of penance, he received a great boon, which was that, in the future, he would have five powers (capabilities): neither man nor beast could kill him, neither inside nor outside, neither in the daytime nor at night, neither by airborne weapon nor handheld weapon, neither on the earth, nor in the air, nor in water. This meant that he began to think he was God).<\/p>\n

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Image by Harsh K R on Flickr; licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e, \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u091a\u0938\u094d\u092a \u0939\u0948, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 ?<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Ok, very interesting, then what happened?)<\/p>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u092b\u093f\u0930, \u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0901\u0915\u093f \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f\u0936\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e, \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u093e \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e, \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926, \u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0941 \u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e; \u0935\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0941 \u0939\u0940 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0925\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0941 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0947 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0964 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u0947, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u0938\u091c\u093c\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0964 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0928, \u091c\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0915\u093f \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u091c\u093e-\u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093e\u092f\u0915 \u0925\u093e, \u0909\u0938\u0928\u0947 \u092b\u0948\u0938\u0932\u093e \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u093f \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0927\u094b\u0915\u093e \u0926\u0942\u0901\u0917\u0940 \u0964 \u090f\u0915 \u0926\u093f\u0928, \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u091a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0948\u0920 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0964 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0909\u0938 \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u091a\u093e\u0926\u0930 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u091c\u094b \u091c\u0932\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u091a\u093e\u0926\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0964 \u092b\u093f\u0930, \u0905\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0915, \u0906\u0917 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u0926\u0930 \u0909\u0921\u093c \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u093f\u092a\u091f\u093e \u0939\u094b \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0964 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0930 \u0917\u092f\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926 \u092c\u091a \u0917\u092f\u093e, \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u0964 \u092b\u093f\u0930, \u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u0941, \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0928\u0930\u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0935\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 (\u091c\u094b \u0906\u0927\u093e \u092e\u0930\u094d\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u0927\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 \u092f\u093e \u0936\u0948\u0930 \u0939\u0948), \u0938\u093e\u0902\u091d \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u0926\u0939\u0932\u0940\u091c\u093c \u092a\u0947, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0917\u094b\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0936\u0948\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0916\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0921\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0938\u0947, \u0930\u093e\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0930 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0901\u0915\u093f \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u0924\u093e\u090f\u0901 \u0925\u0940\u0902 \u0964\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: Then, even though the King had become very powerful, still his son, Prahlada, kept worshipping only Vishnu; he believed that Vishnu alone was God and no one else could take his place. To take revenge (for this), the King subjected his son to many cruel punishments. Holika, the King’s sister, who thought that her brother alone was worthy of worship and prayer, decided that she would deceive Prahlada. One day, Holika somehow took Prahlada in her lap and sat down in a pyre. But, that young man didn’t know that Holika was wearing a blanket (or cloak) that could not be burnt and, in this way, the blanket (or cloak) protected her. But, suddenly, the cloak flew off Holika in the fire and became wound around Prahlada. Holika died and Prahlada was saved because of his faith. Then, Vishnu, assuing the avatar of Narasimha (half man-half lion), in the evening, on a threshold, took the King in his lap and, with his lion’s claws, killed him. In this way, the King died even though he had many powers).<\/p>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0964 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928, \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(Emily: I really like this story. But, what does it mean?)<\/p>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0939\u092e \u0938\u092c \u0915\u094b \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u094d\u0932\u093e\u0926 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u0935\u0939, \u0909\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u091c\u092f \u0938\u0947, \u092e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u091a \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0964 \u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093f “\u092e\u0948\u0902 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0942\u0901” \u092f\u093e \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902\u0915\u093f \u0905\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u0915\u094b \u0938\u0916\u093c\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u091c\u093c\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0915\u093f \u0935\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b\u093c \u0907\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u094b, \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u094b\u0917\u0947 \u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u092f\u0939 \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u092e \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0916\u093e\u0938\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u091c\u092f \u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0907\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0964\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: This means that we all should try to be like Prahlada because he was saved from death due to his faith. Another thing is that no one should ever think “I am God,” or “I am like God” because the real God will give you a harsh punishment so that he may remind you that you are only human and you will remain so. This also means that, on the day of Holi, we celebrate goodness, especially the triumph\/victory of good over evil).<\/p>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0939\u0948! \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0928 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930 \u092f\u0939 \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e \u0926\u0942\u0901\u0917\u0940 \u0964 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u0947\u091c \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u091b\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u0932\u0917 \u0939\u0948 \u0964<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Wow! I will definitely tell my American friends this story. In America, college students celebrate Holi, but I think this Holi is very different from the Indian one).<\/p>\n

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A Mughal-era (19th-century) miniature painting of Radha and Krishna, with his gopis (cow herding maidens), playing Holi; image by Smithsonian Freer & Sackler Gallery, public domain.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0915\u0947\u092f\u093e \u091c\u0940: \u0939\u093e\u0901, \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e, \u0938\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0924\u0941\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u092c \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b\u093c \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0932 \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u093f\u091a\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c \u091b\u093e\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938, \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924\u093f \u092f\u093e \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0964 \u092c\u0949\u0932\u093f\u0935\u0941\u0921 \u0915\u0940 \u092b\u093c\u093f\u0932\u094d\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0906\u092e \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930, \u0906\u092e \u0924\u094c\u0930 \u0938\u0947, \u0907\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0939\u092e\u093f\u092f\u0924 \u0939\u0948 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930, \u0906\u0915\u0930\u094d\u0937\u0923 \u0914\u0930 \u0907\u0936\u094d\u0915\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u0941\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0939 \u092c\u0941\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0964 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u091c\u094b \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0947\u092e\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0932\u0947\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092c\u093f\u0928\u093e \u0938\u092e\u091d\u0947 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u090f\u0924\u0930\u093e\u091c\u093c \u0939\u0948 \u0964 \u0916\u093c\u0948\u0930, \u0924\u0941\u092e \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0902\u0917 \u0906 \u091a\u0941\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940; \u0906\u0913 \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e, \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u0948\u092f\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0930 \u0932\u0947\u0902 !<\/h3>\n

(Keya ji: Yes, dear, you’re right. This isn’t the “true Holi”\u2013when people harass each other with colored water and water guns, without history, culture or religion (involved). In Bollywood movies, Holi songs are very common and, usually, their significance has to do with love, attraction and flirtation \u2013 this isn’t a bad thing. But, people who take a festival from another culture, without understanding how this festival is celebrated, its meaning, its history, I object to this. Well, you’ve most likely become sick of my “heavy words”; come, dear, let’s make some preparations for Holi!)<\/p>\n

\u090f\u092e\u093f\u0932\u0940: \u091c\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0901, \u091c\u093c\u0930\u0942\u0930, \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u0942\u0901\u0917\u0940 \u0964<\/h3>\n

(Emily: Yes (ma’am), certainly, I will help you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
\u0917\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0932\/gulaal (masc. noun) <\/td>Colored powder, often mixed with water, that Holi participants throw at one another. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092a\u093f\u091a\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940\/pichkaari (fem. noun) <\/td>Water gun with which Holi participants spray each other. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092e\u0928\u093e\u0928\u093e\/manaanaa (verb)<\/td>To celebrate. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0930\u0902\u0917\/rang (masc. noun) <\/td>Color. \u0930\u0902\u0917\u0940\u0928\/rangeen=colorful. \u0930\u0902\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0932\u093e\/rangvaalaa=the colorful one. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e\/holikaa and \u0939\u094b\u0932\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0926\u0939\u0928\/holikaa dehen (masc. noun) <\/td>Holika, the evil aunt of Prahlada who tricked him into sitting on a pyre with her only to be burnt alive, while he remained unscathed, thanks to his unrelenting devotion to Vishnu. Holika Dehen is the first day of Holi, or \u091b\u094b\u091f\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940, on which an effigy of Holika is burnt. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u091c\u0932\u093e\u0928\u093e\/jalaanaa (verb) <\/td>To burn. \u091c\u0932\u0928\u093e\/jalnaa=to be burned. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0928\u093e\/holi khelnaa (verb) <\/td>To \"play\" Holi. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0907\u0936\u094d\u0915\u093c\u092c\u093e\u091c\u093c\u0940\/ishqbaazi (fem. noun) <\/td>Flirtation. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928\/bhagvaan (masc. noun) <\/td>God. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938\/vishvaas (masc. noun) <\/td>Faith or belief. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In honor of the increasingly popular festival, Holi (\u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940), now celebrated worldwide, I’ve dedicated this blog to the subject. Although Holi typically occurs in late February to early March, or the month of Phalgun (\u092b\u093e\u0932\u094d\u0917\u0941\u0928) according to the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar, it’s better late than never to talk about this popular and exuberant festival!…<\/p>\n

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