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Holi festival begins in Tarai



RUPANDEHI: The Holi,  festival of colors, is being celebrated with much fanfare in the Tarai districts including Rupandehi exchanging greetings and  happiness on Thursday.

Various organizations organized programs here this morning to exchange greetings on this occasion. Federation of Nepali Journalists district chapter gathered journalists and well wishers to share the message of happiness and harmony.

Different colors are used in Holi. The revelers smear the colors on each others’ faces exuding jubilation. Yellow is the favorite color of the Lord Bishnu and Lord Shree Krishna, while blue is taken as the symbol of holy war. Similarly, it is believed that Lord Ganesh loves all kinds of colors and the red one is symbol of power and good fortune.

Holi is given high importance in the southern plains- Tarai- of the country. It is observed as victory of justice over injustice.

Publish Date : 21 March 2019 09:10 AM

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