Tag: Festival of Colors

HOLI – HISTORY, HEALTH AND RELIGIOUS IMPORTANCE

Holi falls on the full moon of the vedic month of Falgun (mostly in March). The word Holi is derived from Sanskrit word “Holika” which initially meant “cereals (wheat, millet) roasted over fire “. This derivation gives much emphasis to the fact that the festival is Vedic in origin. A reference to “Baishwadeva Yagya” is […]