Holi rey Holi purnachi poli
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Holi is known as Rangapanchmi here. Unlike people in north, the festival is celebrated here five days after Phalgun Poornima
.On this day, natives play with colours and drench themselves in the spirit of festivity.
Bonfires, known as Holika are burnt to symbolize the victory of good over evil.”
The festival is particularly popular amongst the fisher folk. So some of them who have settled in this area celebrate it in on a large scale and revel in the festivities by singing, dancing and merry-making. A special dance is performed which is a means to release all their repressed feelings, needs and desires. People also create a sound through their mouths in a peculiar fashion by striking their mouths with the back of their hands.
On this day, during the Maratha regime, five year old Jijabhai, innocently splashed coloured water and threw gulal on young Shahaji. Taking it as an auspicious event, the twochildren's engagement was announced and soon they were married. Later, Jijabhai gave birth to Shivaji, the founder of great Maratha Empire.
A week before the festival, youngsters go around the community, collecting firewood and money. On the day of Holi, the firewood is arranged in a huge pile at a clearing in thelocality. In the evening, the fire is lit. Every household makes an offering of a meal and desert to the fire god and children shout with joy saying ‘Holi re Holi puranachi poli.’
Puran poli is the main delicacy. Almost all houses on this day prepare puran poli which is the most famous sweet dish of this festival. Puran Poli is prepared on the occasion of Holi in our house. People also drink sugarcane juice and feed children with watermelons.
Not to forget, the main attraction of the festival is the pot breaking sport. The sport has roots in the ancient era of Lord Krishna. It is celebrated to commemorate the innocence of Krishna as a child, who used to steal butter from the nearby houses in his village. The revelry of the festival reaches its peak when it comes to breaking the pot. Trained groups of youngsters form huge pyramids to break the pot, hung high on the streets. During this festival, people are supposed to forget about rivalry. People from all religions, caste and creeds come together and celebrate this festival in our area. This festival strengthens our secular nature. This year all the communities together have decided to save water. This festival is regarded as the friendliest festival of all. It is a fun-filled festival and indeed colourful too.
Puranpoli for Holi
Holi, the festival of colors ushers in the spring with all it’s rejuvenating splendor! I
Puranpoli was so synonymous with this festival that we had a rhyme in Marathi that went “Holi, Holi, purnachi poli”. It is a flatbread stuffed with sweet split pea stuffing scented with cardamom and nutmeg. Puran is the sweet filling and poli is flatbread.
The delicate, sweet, luscious puranpolis are served with ghee and /or milk. They are a special treat on Holi and other auspicious occasions. The dinner plates set amidst rangoli designs, makes the celebrations extra festive! Rangolis are floor or table designs drawn to decorate an entrance to a home, a special area in a home like the family shrine and around plates on special occasions.
.On this day, natives play with colours and drench themselves in the spirit of festivity.
Bonfires, known as Holika are burnt to symbolize the victory of good over evil.”
The festival is particularly popular amongst the fisher folk. So some of them who have settled in this area celebrate it in on a large scale and revel in the festivities by singing, dancing and merry-making. A special dance is performed which is a means to release all their repressed feelings, needs and desires. People also create a sound through their mouths in a peculiar fashion by striking their mouths with the back of their hands.
On this day, during the Maratha regime, five year old Jijabhai, innocently splashed coloured water and threw gulal on young Shahaji. Taking it as an auspicious event, the twochildren's engagement was announced and soon they were married. Later, Jijabhai gave birth to Shivaji, the founder of great Maratha Empire.
A week before the festival, youngsters go around the community, collecting firewood and money. On the day of Holi, the firewood is arranged in a huge pile at a clearing in thelocality. In the evening, the fire is lit. Every household makes an offering of a meal and desert to the fire god and children shout with joy saying ‘Holi re Holi puranachi poli.’
Puran poli is the main delicacy. Almost all houses on this day prepare puran poli which is the most famous sweet dish of this festival. Puran Poli is prepared on the occasion of Holi in our house. People also drink sugarcane juice and feed children with watermelons.
Not to forget, the main attraction of the festival is the pot breaking sport. The sport has roots in the ancient era of Lord Krishna. It is celebrated to commemorate the innocence of Krishna as a child, who used to steal butter from the nearby houses in his village. The revelry of the festival reaches its peak when it comes to breaking the pot. Trained groups of youngsters form huge pyramids to break the pot, hung high on the streets. During this festival, people are supposed to forget about rivalry. People from all religions, caste and creeds come together and celebrate this festival in our area. This festival strengthens our secular nature. This year all the communities together have decided to save water. This festival is regarded as the friendliest festival of all. It is a fun-filled festival and indeed colourful too.
Puranpoli for Holi
Holi, the festival of colors ushers in the spring with all it’s rejuvenating splendor! I
Puranpoli was so synonymous with this festival that we had a rhyme in Marathi that went “Holi, Holi, purnachi poli”. It is a flatbread stuffed with sweet split pea stuffing scented with cardamom and nutmeg. Puran is the sweet filling and poli is flatbread.
The delicate, sweet, luscious puranpolis are served with ghee and /or milk. They are a special treat on Holi and other auspicious occasions. The dinner plates set amidst rangoli designs, makes the celebrations extra festive! Rangolis are floor or table designs drawn to decorate an entrance to a home, a special area in a home like the family shrine and around plates on special occasions.
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This day for the festival of colour is more prevalent in Malwa region, particularly in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. People celebrate by throwing fragrant red powder (gulal) and splashing coloured water, etc. on others. It is celebrated along with Holi which appears 5 days before. Instead of usual colours, Dulendi is used in Rangpanchami celebrations.
The fire, which shines with its brilliance on Holi, decomposes the raja-tama particles in the atmosphere and this helps activate various Deities in the form of colours. This bliss is celebrated by throwing colours in the air. Thus, Rang Panchami is a symbol of victory over raja-tama. Rang Panchami involves invocation of Gods and is a part of worship of the manifest form of Gods. Its purpose is to activate the five elements of radiant manifest colours and to touch and feel the Deities who are attracted to the respective colours. These five elements are a source, which help activate the element of the Deities according to the spiritual emotion of the Jiva. Rang Panchami is the worship of the saviour form of the Deities.
Significance:
Rangapanchami is celebrated five days after Dulendi or Holi, but it is not the usual Holi colors that paint the atmosphere around, rather it is the color of music that fills the air. Indore has its own style of celebrating Rang Panchami. Here, it is celebrated like Dulendi, but colors are mixed with water and then poured on others. On the event of the festival, the local municipal corporation sprinkles color mixed water on the main streets of old Indore. Earlier, they used Fire Brigade vehicles for this purpose. Rangapanchami is an age old festival, which was celebrated during the Holkar reign and continues to be celebrated till date.
The fire, which shines with its brilliance on Holi, decomposes the raja-tama particles in the atmosphere and this helps activate various Deities in the form of colours. This bliss is celebrated by throwing colours in the air. Thus, Rang Panchami is a symbol of victory over raja-tama. Rang Panchami involves invocation of Gods and is a part of worship of the manifest form of Gods. Its purpose is to activate the five elements of radiant manifest colours and to touch and feel the Deities who are attracted to the respective colours. These five elements are a source, which help activate the element of the Deities according to the spiritual emotion of the Jiva. Rang Panchami is the worship of the saviour form of the Deities.
Significance:
Rangapanchami is celebrated five days after Dulendi or Holi, but it is not the usual Holi colors that paint the atmosphere around, rather it is the color of music that fills the air. Indore has its own style of celebrating Rang Panchami. Here, it is celebrated like Dulendi, but colors are mixed with water and then poured on others. On the event of the festival, the local municipal corporation sprinkles color mixed water on the main streets of old Indore. Earlier, they used Fire Brigade vehicles for this purpose. Rangapanchami is an age old festival, which was celebrated during the Holkar reign and continues to be celebrated till date.