Happy Holi!
Holi is India’s Festival of Colours. It got its name from Lord Krishna, a re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He liked to play pranks on the village girls by drenching them in water and colours.
People celebrate Holi by smearing each other with coloured powder and water. They call it “playing Holi”.
This year was the second time I played Holi in India. The first time was when I was living in Calcutta, in 2006. We went to a big Holi party at a farmhouse just outside the city. There was unlimited free alcohol and bhang. I got covered in red colour and spent days trying to get the stain off my face. I literally scrubbed it til it was raw, which resulted in a huge scab. It was really unsightly.
Holi rain dance in the apartment complex courtyard.
This time, we stayed home and joined the Holi party that was being held in the apartment complex. It’s really common for housing societies to get together and hold their own parties in Mumbai. The parties usually consist of music and a “rain dance” — sprinklers that spray water from above, while everyone dances below.
Me, covered in colour.
I got dirty. However, I also got smarter and smeared hair oil on my face to prevent the colour from soaking into my skin. It washed off really easily this time!
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yeah thts the trick tht we all use……. u can use it for the entire body and the colour washes off really fast !!!
Hi Sharell,
This time you are powai park and there its a very good get together organized by the society.Very family oriented.Wish u a very happy holi in advance.
I had posted a post on Holi describing the scientific importance of Holi.May be it interests u , have a look..
http://meghanaunleashed.blogspot.com/2009/07/holi-festival-of-spring-scientific.html
Hi Meghana, thanks so much! I’m really looking forward to Holi in this new society. Especially because it falls on my birthday this year as well.