Celebrate Holi
in India, with PINK VIBGYOR
With the end
of February, the month of March brings a lot of excitement in store.
The change of season from the coldest to spring and summer – the
time when flowers start to bloom, one puts some vibrant shorts and
tees and head out under the sun, showing some skin is nearly on. The
arrival of summer is the arrival of a new routine. In the month of
March, India brings one of the most famous festivals in the country,
Holi – a celebration signifying the arrival of spring season.
Holi is a very
distinctive cultural festival that evokes the cheerful spirit of the
spring season. Well known for its lively and energetic celebrations,
the Holi festival is eminently linked with colors and water. People
engage themselves in playing holi – hand size balloons are filled
up with water, everyone takes color powders in their hands – and
they apply the colors on and throw the balloons at one another. This
is how the celebration goes and it is companied with a lot of fun
and merry-making.
This beautiful
festival is linked to ancient stories and myths. The generally
regarded and popular story is the story of the two deities, Krishna
and Radha. Legend has that young Krishna, who had dark skin tone
wanted his complexion to be like his beloved, Radha's extremely fair
skin. In a mischievous disposition, he applied color on his beloved’s
face. Following this ancient legend, even now, lovers apply colors on
their beloved’s faces in a playful way and as an expression of
love.
Travelling to
India during this festive month of March is an experience of a
lifetime. Visit places where Holi is celebrated most exuberantly. You
will come across a very different and unique scenario where you will
see people having fun and enjoying themselves playing with colors and
water, but the more amusing part is when you participate in playing
it – no matter what, it leaves you with fond and cheerful memories.
In a
village in Uttar Pradesh, Barsana, the womenfolk beat up men from
neighboring village of Nandgaon with sticks, which is particularly
known as ‘Lathmar’ Holi celebrations. It is worth visiting the
village for a dose of experience. In the areas of Mathura and
Vrindavan, the celebrations begin much prior to the actual time of
the festival. Mathura, four hours from Delhi is the place where Lord
Krishna was born, and Vrindavan, the place where he spent his
childhood days. The capital of the country is also nonetheless
energetic and lively; Delhi brings an occasion of color, music and
madness during this period, including the Holi Cow Festival. Holi
festival continues to spread in places like Shantiniketan and Purulia
in West Bengal and Jaipur in Rajasthan. The southern states of the
country are quite subdued and solemn regarding this festival. The
festival of Holi is truly a wonder with all the fun, enjoyment and
energy. The festival has now gained a lot of popularity even across
the globe.
So the beautiful winters are departing and
advent of the dog days is closer. Summer, in most of the parts of India, is as annoying
as a nagging boyfriend. Super hot sun, heat from the mechanic monsters on streets & thousands of people in any place you go
making it suffocating and unbearably hot!
Thankfully, there are some places in India
where people take shelter from the inferno heat. Himalaya holds a very
significant spot in Indian culture and hence people pay visit as pilgrims to
Himalayas too . On the foothills of Himalayas is a very beautiful town that
holds mythological importance and is a hub of spiritualism. A town where there
is so much of diversity in activities.Rishikesh is a small town in Dehradun,
Uttrakhand. The town is the gateway to the Himalayas. The holy Ganga flows in
Rishikesh. Pilgrims come to the city to take a dip in Ganga and cleanse all the
sin. 
Besides the religious facade, Rishikesh
also has a very different side. Rishikesh is a favourite spot for adventure
lovers. It is a hub for thrilling water sport
like river rafting, Kayaking, waterfall trekking, Canoeing etc. Rishikesh has a vast natural area where
activities like Camping, Hiking, Bungee
Jumping, Asia's longest 1 km long Flying Fox, Gaint Swing, Cliff Jumping,
Trekking, Rock climbing and Backpacking
are also very popular.
Rishikesh is the Yoga
capital of the world and attracts thousands of spiritual seekers every year. Relaxing yoga classes be the Gurus and then adventure on the mountains makes a perfect blend for the most meaningful vacation.
PINK VIBGYOR, the gay tours and travel company, is arranging
a weekend getaway trip to Rishikesh after a successful weekend gay trip to
alwar. A leisure gay vacation for three days that will include a lot for
nominal price. More exact details will be out soon.
