Lathmar Holi in Barsana: Holi is in full swing these days in Brij Mandal of Uttar Pradesh. Seeing this atmosphere of veil on face, stick in hand and rain of colors on the streets, everyone gets excited. Not only the people of Gokul-Mathura and Vrindavan, but also lakhs of tourists were seen drenched in this celebration of Holi. A devotee died of suffocation on Tuesday.
There was a lot of color and gulal in Barsana of Mathura on Monday also. More than 10 quintals of colors and 1500 liters of Thandai were arranged at Shreeji Temple. Hurriyarins dressed as Radha showered sticks on the Hurriyars for two hours. Huriyar also kept defending himself while singing songs. The administration showered flowers on the devotees of Bihari Zoo from the helicopter.
A group of 40 devotees came from Mumbai
Devotee Sunil Pishori Lal, who had come from Mumbai, fell ill amid the crowd on Tuesday near Gate-1 of Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. He was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state, the doctor declared him dead. The devotee had come to Vrindavan with 40 people for darshan. All the people were staying in Basanti Dharamshala located in Loi Bazar. On Tuesday morning, Sunil fell unconscious while having darshan at the Banke Bihari temple.
Specialty of Holi in Braj
- Holi of Braj is famous all over the world. The enthusiasm and enthusiasm with which Holi is played here is not found anywhere else. Apart from colours, gulal and flowers, people here also play Holi with mud. Barsana’s lathmar and laddumar Holi are discussed everywhere.
- In Braj Mandal, Holi starts with Vasant Panchami. And it is played for one and a quarter months. People come from far away provinces to see Holi of Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon and Dau Di.
- Lathmar Holi is played before the colors in Barsana. In this, women shower sticks on men. People do not even feel bad and enjoy this ritual happily. It is seen as a love symbol of Radha-Krishna.
- Lathmar Holi was played in Braj on 18 March 2024. In this, women dressed as Gopis attack the men coming from Nandgaon with sticks and the men protect themselves with shields. After Barsana, Lathmar Holi was played in Nand village on 19 March.
- In Gokul, Chhadimar Holi is played with sticks instead of sticks. Kanha’s palanquin is decorated here. The Gopis, dressed up, follow him with sticks in their hands. And they shower sticks on Kanha who had come to play Holi.
- Dhuledi is celebrated all over the country on the second day of Holika Dahan. People apply color and gulal to each other. A special festival also takes place in the Dwarkadhish temple of Mathura. Baldev and Dauji celebrate Huranga on the second day of Dhuledi in the temple. People around play Holi and sing Phag.
- There is a belief regarding Holi that it relieves physical pain. It is said that Gulal lying on Braj land works as medicine. By applying this, not only the pain but also the injuries on the body get cured.
