Category: Holi
Hindus welcome Georgia school celebrating Hindu festival “Holi”
March 14, 2012 Phalgun Krushna Saptami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Bonaire Middle School in Bonaire (Georgia, USA) reportedly celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of color, on March nine. According to reports, seventh-graders of this school, lead by their teacher Telisa Cunningham, … Continue reading
With prayers, colours, Quetta’s Hindu community celebrates Holi in Pakistan
March 8, 2012 Phalgun Pournima, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 QUETTA, PAKISTAN: Hindu community in Quetta and some other parts of Balochistan celebrated Holi on Wednesday. During this Hindu religious festival, people light bonfires to honour Prahlad, a devotee of the god … Continue reading
The Festival of Holi – beginning of life a new cycle
March 4, 2012 Phalgun Shukla Ekadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 Source: Our Correspondent The festival of Holi, popularly recognised as the festival of colours is actually celebrated from two to five days depending on regional practices in India. Holi starts on … Continue reading
Colorful Hindu festival on horizon
March 3, 2012 Phalgun Shukla Dashami, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y., USA — The Staten Island Hindu Temple, also known as Shree Ram Mandir, in Sunnyside, will celebrate the Holi festival on March 10. Holi, also called the Spring … Continue reading
North Dakota school celebrates Hindu “Holi” festival in January
February 4, 2012 Magh Shukla Dwadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5113 An elementary school in North Dakota (USA) reportedly celebrated Holi, Hindu festival of color, on January 31. According to reports, sixth grader students in Rickard Elementary School in Williston rubbed on … Continue reading
Association of Rajasthanis celebrates “Holi Milan”
March 31, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Dwadashi, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Chicago IL: The Association of Rajasthanis in America (ARA) celebrated Holi with their annual function at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in Lemont, Illinois on Saturday, March 12, 2011. … Continue reading
Colorful celebration in Sunnyside
March 26, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Ashtami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Hindu Temple, Sunnyside, was awash in color last Saturday as members wore their finest traditional outfits and dabbed their faces with bright colors for … Continue reading
Hindu’s in Pakistan Receive no Public Holiday for any Religious Festivals
March 25th, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Saptami, Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Multan, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – Hindu’s in Pakistan celebrated Holi like many of the worlds Hindu community did for one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year but while the celebrations … Continue reading
Sunnyvale Temple’s Holi Celebration Outshines the Rain
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — With many of the Bay Area’s major Holi celebrations being rescheduled on account of inclement weather, the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple and Community Center maintained its schedule with festivities commencing promptly Mar. 18 with the lighting of the … Continue reading
Women do their own Holi thing
March 20, 2011 Phalgun Krushna Pratipada,Kaliyug Varsha 5112 Serelisoni Moceica: Women of Omkar Place in Narere celebrate Holi. A LOCAL Hindu women’s club for the first time organised their own Holi celebrations apart from the normal male-oriented celebrations organised every … Continue reading