HOLI CELEBRATIONS IN PRAYAAS!!!
Comes the spring, and the atmosphere is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the bare trees which shed their leaves in winter are bright with greenery once again. Spring symbolizes a new beginning and also the triumph of good over evil. Basant or spring is a season of colours, and this is when we celebrate Holi with colours – to mark the beginning of a new season..
The celebration of Holi has different aspects.... It is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, a carnival of colors, a community festival, and a tradition of ancient spring rites!!!
Holi celebrations starts with the burning of Holika on the eve of Holi which symbolizes the triumph of good over evil..
And How could a festival go insipid in Prayas???
Prayas, which is known to bring smiles on so many faces ...
Holi, also known as Dhulandi, the much awaited festival was celebrated with great zest and verve in Prayas with the volunteers of IIIT-Allahbad.It is an epitome of the time to remember the brightness and splendor of living, a time to spread joy, colour and love into the lives of our near and dear ones.
It was celebrated on 13 th and 14th March with the kids who enjoyed the festival with the water colors and gulaal and it is indeed the best time to dissolve the differences and you can evoke a smile on the irritaed faces saying " bura na mano holi hai !!! "
Holi is being celebrated in Indian since time immemorial but the popularity of Holi celebrations seems to be rising with every passing year and so is the level of hoo-ha. As no other festival gives so much liberty to the people to let their hair loose and enjoy their hidden crazy self...
It was overwhelming to see the enthusiasm of kids reaching peak. And therefore Holi is, aptly called the festival of colour. Its spirit is uniquely Indian, colourful, exotic, and full of the energy of life!!
May this holi brings lots of bright hues in our lives...
May God gift you the colors of life,
colors of joy, colors of happiness,
colors of friendship, colors of love
and all other colors you
want to paint in your life
PRAYAAS Wishes u all a very HAPPY HOLI !!
Pyar ke rang se bharo pichkari,
sneh ke rang se bhar do duniya sari,
ye rang na jane koi jaat na koi boli,
PRAYAAS KI TARAF SE AP SABKO MUBARAK HO HOLI...!!!