Holly's mythical, spiritual, historical, cultural and literary significance
Holly ... the king of seasons 'spring' is observed in the important Indian festival ... after winter comes spring ... in India ... in February and March is the advent of the season of spring is a pleasant season ... this season is even climate namely, there is a plethora of winter and summer ... in nature ... so it changes from a variety of enjoyable seasons rituraj called king of ... Holly according to the Hindu calendar, is celebrated on the full moon of Phalgun ... 'festival of colors "said the two-day festival is celebrated traditionally ... first day Bonfire is lit, the ' Holika Dahan' is also known as ... the other day that ' Dhurddi' , 'Dhulendi' , 'Dhurkel' or 'Dhulivndn " called each other on the color, throw Abir-Gulal etc., drums by playing Holi songs are sung, and every house is painted people ... It is believed that people on Holi forget the old enmity become friends again ... and hugging each other in coloring and singing round runs until midday ... then have a bath and wear new clothes in the evening to relax after each other visit the house, hugging and sweets feed.
This popular festival of razzle-dazzle of spring is heralded. Namely music and color are part of its own melody, but also the nature they reach climax with colorful bloom is on its peak. Falgun Falguni also says it is due to be celebrated in the month. Vasant Panchami is the festival of Holi starts. Holi is the first time made the same day. The day starts with the song of Mo and Dhamar.
Vedic and mythological significance
Vedic mythology are different and to celebrate Holi. In Vedic times, the festival 'Nwanneshti' stated. Undercooked food offerings by fire of the day sharing of farm legislation. Hola is called the grain, so it was celebrated as Holikotsv. The festival commemorating the sacrifice Bsntagm Nvsnwatsr arrival and is also considered. Some people believe the festival Agdirev worship only. Manu is considered to be born the same day. Hence it is also called Mnwaditithi. According to mythology, Lord Shiva and his angels Cupid was consumed, since the festival rather odd.
Historically, the Holy
Chord colored messengers of spring is the popular festival. Since this festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm large saint season so it 'Autumn Festival' and 'Kammahotsv also stated. Chord (music) and its main parts are the same color on the nature of the time they reach their climax with colorful bloom is at its peak | Ubiquitous environment is very charming | The festival celebrated in the Phalgun 'Falguni' also known by the name of the month to tell you what that is in Byaron ...... ..! Every living organism becomes intoxicated to enjoy these Byaron ...... ..! Someone close to their homes and peeping from Gwakshon enjoys this colorful hue and being drunk on an openly takes Srwsammuk ......! Here is a reminder of the age, not the child, children, old aged are all enveloped in the colorful Mstion .......! Small seedling of a question in my mind that was born after the end of the Festival of colors to enjoy the beautiful landscape to enjoy the pleasures of its history, which is what is very wonderful.
- Historians believe that the Aryans, but mostly it was the practice of the feast was celebrated in Eastern India | The festival is described in many ancient religious books | Prominent among these are the Gemini former Metaphysics and Garhy-source |
- 'Narada Purana' and 'future mythology' of mythology such as ancient manuscripts and texts is it mentioned that the festival | Bindhy Ramgarh area located three hundred years old Jesus is mentioned in a record |
- The famous Muslim tourists Alberuni a famous Persian scholar, Dharmjtr, and thinker, was also celebrated in spring in his memoirs a historic visit 'Holikotsv "describes |
Muslim poets in their compositions Holi festival is enthusiastically celebrated noted ...... |
Mughal era and the era of the Holy ......... What are provocative! Akbar Jodha Bai Nur Jahan and Jahangir playing Holi with is described | A portrait of a famous city of Alwar in Rajasthan in the museum Jahangir playing Holi with Nur depicts | By the time of Shah Jahan, the Mughal style of play Holi in history was changed | Holly Ko'id in history in the time of Shah Jahan-e-pink 'or' binding-e-Pashi was called in Hindi "splashes of color" call | The last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar is known about Holly's so crazy that he was used to color them his colleagues Holly | Maharana Pratap of Mewar paintings rapture with his courtiers used to play Holi |
As literary Holly
Ancient Sanskrit literature is a detailed description of the many forms of Holly. Shrimadbhagvat mahApurANa ness describes the group juices. Holly is described in the pastimes of Lord Krishna | Other creations 'color' which describes the celebration of joy and Ratnavali Priyadarshika [a] and include Kalidasa's Kumārasambhava and Mālavikāgnimitram.
Kalidasa composed Ṛtusaṃhāra complete a canto of the "spring festival" is dedicated to. Bharavi, Magha and plenty of other Sanskrit poets spring is discussed. Prithviraj Raso Brdai epic composed by some of the first in Hindi Holi is described.
Bktikal and Ritikal falgun the Holly month of Hindi literature has specific significance. From primitive Vidyapati Bktikalin Surdas, Rahim, Raskhan, Padmakar, Jaycee, Mirabai, Kabir and Ritikalin Bihari, Keshav, Gnanand etc. This theme dear to the poets. Portent realizing devotional devotional love, whether it be love or absolutely formless or temporal attributes of the hero heroine in love, full of juice MO falgun month has gone by touching everybody. Holi with colors in shades of love with God, even if the man wants to go, too, if the boyfriend girlfriend, too.
The mystery of the Holy ...
Many of the stories are linked Holi festival ... most famous of these is the story of Holika and Prahlad .. A story of Vishnu Purana, Prahlada's father Hiranyakasipu Datyraj do penance to the gods that he had blessed the earth Not Die Sky these were, therefore, not a day will die Night, Not so Home, Not Die out, decanted the arms-nor ammunition, not from the Human Beast the Beat. people he gave orders to chant his name in place of the divine ...
Some time later, a son was born in the house of Hiranyakasipu. Prahlad Prahlad was his name ... when something big happens, he was sent to study in school ... school recite the name of the guru Prahlad Hiranyakashyap Hiranyakasipu taught Prahlada on the spot ... ... he can go on chanting the name of Lord Vishnu Vishnu Hiranyakashyap understood the big ...
The guru Prahlad Hiranyakashyap of the complaint ... Hiranyakasipu called Prahlada and asked him his name, place of chanting the name of Vishnu is why Zapata ... Prahlad replied, "God is omnipotent, He has made all creation . "Hiranyakasipu were outraged when they heard their son's answer ... that said he was threatened not to listen to the rest of the public come to believe ... he ordered Prahlad said," I am the most powerful, I can not die ... I can you finish now ... "his voice Prahlad went there by his mother ... she said the request of Hiranyakasipu," you hit it right, I would like to update it to explain ... "they sit with him and said Prahlada "your father is the most powerful on earth ... he has a bridesmaid to be immortal ... ... take their word for" Prhld said, "mother, I believe that my father is very powerful to the most powerful Lord Vishnu जिसने हम सभी को बनाया है… पिता जो को भी उसने ही बनाया है… प्रह्लाद का ये उत्तर सुन कर उसकी मां बेबस हो गयी… प्रहलद अपने विश्वास पर आडिग था… ये देख हिरण्यकश्यप को और गुस्सा आ गया… उसने अपने सिपाहियों को हुकम दिया कि वो प्रह्लाद को सागर में डूबा कर मार दें… सिपाही प्रह्लाद को सागर में फेंकने के लिए ले गये और पहाड़ से सागर में फैंक दिया… लेकिन भगवान के चमत्कार से सागर की एक लहर ने प्रह्लाद को किनारे पर फैंक दिया… सिपाहियों ने प्रह्लाद को Prahlad came out again thrown into the sea ... ... ... then came the soldiers told Hiranyakasipu said Hiranyakashyap kill him by throwing down a mountain ... the mountain as soon as the soldiers of Prahlada Prahlada thrown down a leafy tree, which caused him कोई चोट नहीं लगी… हिरण्यकश्यप ने प्रहलाद को एक पागल हाथी के आगे फैंका तो जो हाथी उसको अपने पैरों के नीचे कुचल दे… पर हाथी ने प्रह्लाद को कुछ नहीं कहा… लगता था जैसे सारी कुदरत प्रह्लाद की मदद कर रही हो…
Hiranyakasipu had a sister named Holika Holika was ... ... his brother Hiranyakasipu wanted to remove the hassle of Bonfire was a blessing that can not fire him ... his brother Prahlad said that he will sit on his lap ... blessing because he himself will be saved by the fire will be burning ... but on the opposite Prahlad and Holika was burnt but Prahlad survived the fire ... Bonfire abused the power given to the blessing, he became a curse for her boon ...
Holika was burnt in Bihar
Holika Dahan is a great feast the day before Holi. Holika Dahan shows the victory of good over evil, but very few know that the burning of Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu was on the soil of Bihar. According to legend, every year since the beginning of the tradition of Holika Dahan.
- Bihar's Purnia district recognizes that it is in Sikligdh Banmankhi block , a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, where Bonfire blazing fire with Prahlad in her lap, sat between.
- Meanwhile, there was an incarnation of Lord Narasimha , who killed Hiranyakasipu. According to mythology , was the fort of Hirnykshy in Sikligdh.
- Bhakta Prahlada here to protect the pillars were to Lord Narasimha avatar. Pole connected to the incarnation of Lord Narasimha (throws column) still exists here.
- It is said that it was an attempt to break several times. The column was then weighed , but not broken. Purnia, about 40 km from the district headquarters of Sikligdh elders say that in ancient times many mounds were under 400 acres , 100 acres now merely ceased. Recently excavated mounds had left many antiques.
- Religious magazine ' welfare ' in the 31 th year special highlight of Sikligdh God Narasimha avatar site while it was told.
Banmankhi subdivision east of Circle Officer Keshvr Singh told IANS that a number of certified evidence of this is the place. He called the river flows buck here. He points out that a few years ago the hole was Narasimha column, putting the stones in the river was used to reach the buck. The plot is a massive temple of Mahadev Bhimeshwar on.
According to the assumptions of Hiranyakashyap Hirnyaksh brother was king of Barah area in Nepal which has now ...
Prahlad Prahlad column column built to serve the development Trust Chairman Badri Prasad Sah show that from the beginning has been the gathering of sadhus. They say that the Bhagavata Purana (Chapter VII, VIII wing) also throws in a column referring to the site. It states that the pole Narasimha incarnation of Lord Vishnu had to protect his devotee Prahlad.
A special feature of this site is that it is played Holi with ash and dirt. Rural Manohar Kumar points out that given the assumptions went to the bonfire consumed and Prahlad had returned safely from the pyre , then Prahlad supporters cheered each other by the ashes and soil was celebrated. Since then began a Holly.
They say that the day of Holika Dahan Holika Dahan, the district except for 40 to 50 thousand faithful present at the time and play Holly fiercely ash and soil. That is why this area is still a tradition of playing Holi with ash and dirt.
Holi traditions
- An ancient festival of Holi as its traditions, and its nature and purpose, is changing with time. In ancient times it is observed by married women for the prosperity of the family and the tradition of worshiping the moon was full.
- The festival was called Nwatrashti sacrifice in Vedic times. At the time of the harvest, making offerings by providing cooked food legislation in the sacrifice was prevalent in society. Hola grain says that its name had Holikotsv.
- According to Indian astrology also started the new year from the day of Chaitra Shudi Pratipada considered. Chaitra month after the festival begins. So this festival is a symbol of Nvsnwat introduced and Vsntagmn. The same day, the first-born of man, for this reason it says Mnwaditithi.
- Holly's first task is to lay the flag or stick. It is buried in a public place or house compound. Bonfire of the nearby fire is gathered. Holly enough day already starts arrangements. The first day is called the feast day of Holika Dahan. On this day, at intersections and collected wood for the fire went everywhere is lit, there is the Holi.
Holika Dahan tradition symbolizes the triumph of good over evil ...
According to the scriptures, a day before Holi celebration and worship fire. The fire is considered a symbol of victory of good over evil. Another significance of Holika Dahan, supposedly roasted grain or grain Holka say in Sanskrit, and it is said that Holi or Holika words, Holka was taken from the grain. These grains are the fire, then the fire put ashes on their forehead so that they do not have any bad influence. The ash from the land known as Hari is the way.
The importance of Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan preparations 40 days before the festival begins. People with dry twigs, dried leaves are collected. Fires are lit on the evening of the full moon and Rkshogn falgun the enchantments are pronounced. Next morning before bathing your body put ashes of the fire, then take a dip. Holika Dahan is important that your strong will can save you from all evil, like Prahlad said. No matter how strong the evil called victory is always good as well. Therefore, even today, on the festival of Holi Holika Dahan is an important part.
