Asaram Bapu celebrates Holi with his devotees in Nagpur.Byline: ANI Nagpur, Mar 9 (ANI): Popular Indian seer Asaram Bapu played Holi with devotees at his ashram ashram or ashrama In Hinduism, any of the four stages of life through which a “twice-born” (see upanayana) Hindu ideally will pass. in Nagpur city on Monday. Holi, which is celebrated to mark the triumph of good over evil, would be celebrated across the country on March 11. Hundreds of devotees gathered to celebrate the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. with the seer as he sprinkled colours on them. Devotees and followers danced to music and enjoyed every bit of the occasion. On the occasion Asaram Bapu propagated the use of natural colour, as the artificial colours available in the markets are toxic and harm people in many ways. "Palash and marigold flowers should be dipped in water a day beforeHoli. They should be boiled in the morning after adding a few drops of cookingoil and then Holi should be played with this colour," he said. The festival of Holi brings together people from all classes and age groups. People celebrate by distributing sweets, taking out processions and dancing to the tunes of drums in a mAelange of colours. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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