Best Places to Celebrate Holi 2024 Across India
Do you also want to make this Holi holiday special? So welcome to a place that will make your holidays memorable. Holi is a festival of colors and happiness. We all know that Holi is the festival of colors which is celebrated with great love and enthusiasm all over India. It is a festival of colorful colors, traditional folk music, dance, and various cuisines Holi of some places are world famous, one of which is world famous Mathura Holi. If you are interested in the best places to play Holi then check out the page completely and stay tuned:
Why is The Festival of Holi celebrated And what is its story?
Holi is a popular festival celebrated in India. It is also called the “festival of colors”. The festival of Holi is associated with various mythological stories. One of them is the story of Vishnu devotee Prahlad, according to the legend, there used to be a powerful and arrogant demon king named Hiranyakashipu, who was blessed with many special powers, he had a son named Prahlad, Prahlad was a Vishnu devotee.
Hiranyakashipu wanted his son to worship him, but he refused to worship his father. Hiranyakashipu became very angry and decided to kill his son and inflicted many terrible blows on him but Prahlad, a devotee of Vishnu, survived each time. Finally, Hiranyakashyap called his sister Holika who had the boon of not getting burnt in the fire. He ordered her sister to catch Prahlad and enter the fire, but Prahlad, a devotee of Vishnu, survived this time too and Holika was burnt to ashes. Since then this event has been celebrated as the festival of Holi. Along with this, come to Shri Laadli Dham on Vrindavan Holi 2024 and enjoy the beautiful views.
Best Places To Celebrate These Holi :
Vrindavan :
Vrindavan holds a special place in the life of Lord Krishna as he spent his entire childhood here with his beloved Radha and Gopikas. One very interesting thing about Holi of Vrindavan is that Holi of Vrindavan is celebrated for a week, whereas in other cities it is only a one-day celebration. If you are also thinking of being a part of the Holi celebration, then keep complete information about the Vrindavan Holi 2024 schedule, and do not miss the opportunity to come to Vrindavan to play with colors, make new friends, and enjoy local cuisine.
Mathura:
After Vrindavan, the most beautiful Holi is celebrated in Mathura, where the people of Mathura start playing Holi a week in advance. This birthplace of Krishna is decorated with colors, flowers, and beautiful garlands for a month, hence this place is the most suitable place to celebrate Holi. Mathura Holi is also famous because it is believed that even today Shri Krishna comes to play Holi with the Gopis.
Hampi:
Hampi, a small town in the state of Karnataka, is famous for the Holi festival celebrated in the carnival. Those who do not go to Vrindavan to celebrate Holi can come to Hampi and enjoy the beautiful views of Holi. Every year on the full moon day of Phalgun, everyone gathers here to celebrate the love festival of Holi and enjoy melodious music and delicious dishes.
Goa :
Goa is undoubtedly a small city but most of the people have come to celebrate Holi. In Goa, Holi is celebrated in the name of Shigmostav. In the initial days of the festival, the permanent people themselves worship the deity. This festival is mostly celebrated in Panaji, Vasco, and Margao. The people of Goa organize a five-day parade during Shigmostav in which cultural plays are presented by local artists. Goa is worth seeing on the day of Holi where there is gulal everywhere and the entire city looks like a rose.
Barsana, city of colors:
Barsana's Holi is world famous for its unique way of playing Holi, which is also called Lath Maar Holi in the local language. The belief behind this method is that when Shri Krishna used to tease Radha and her friends, Radha Rani and her friends used to scare them with sticks, hence to date, everyone has been celebrating Holi in this way. To see the beautiful view of Holi, you must visit Ladliji Temple of Barsana Holi 2024.
Manipur:
Manipur is known for the beautiful festival of Holi. This festival is celebrated for 5-6 days in Manipur where the local folk dance Thabal Chongba is performed by boys and girls. This Thabal Chongba folk dance of Manipuri means 'Moon Light Dance', which is performed to the beat of drums at night. Manipuri people celebrate their Holi festival with music and dance with colors.
Holi celebration in Jaipur:
On the evening of Holi, a festival called Holika Dahan is celebrated where the local people light a fire to drive away evil spirits from their families. The Mewar family of Udaipur celebrates this festival grandly. Many royal bands, colorful elephants, and horses are included in the parade. On the day of the Elephant Festival, the wind festival of Holi is celebrated by organizing elephant polo games, elephant dances, etc.