Holi is a celebration of love and colours. It is a two day festival that is celebrated all over India with a lot of enthusiasm and fun. The first day of the festival is celebrated as the Holika Dahan which marks the victory of good over evil and also celebrates the love of Krishna and Radha Ji.
The second day is when everyone plays with colours and enjoys themselves with their friends and family. This colourful festival is celebrated with friends and family while enjoying yummy sweets and snacks. This festival also marks the beginning of Spring. There is a specific muhurat on which the festival of Holi is celebrated. In India, the festival is celebrated on the last full moon day of the Phalguna Month.
As the whole India celebrates Holi, there are different ways in which they celebrate Holi. Each state and city has a different way to celebrate this method. There are various ways in which states and cities celebrate Holi. The celebration takes place by having a bonfire on the day before the colourful holi celebration. The most wonderful holi is celebrated in Pushkar and Vrindavan when they also celebrate the love between Krishna Ji and Radha Ji. However, when it comes to Udaipur, the festival of colours is celebrated very enthusiastically.
There are several places in Udaipur that celebrate Holi and out of these places Jagdish Temple, Jagdish Chowk and other places celebrate Holi grandly. Let’s get to know about how Jagdish Chowk and the Jagdish Mandir celebrate Holi every year.
Holi celebrations at Jagdish Mandir
The Holi celebrations at this mandir starts a month before the actual celebration. This mandir is dedicated to Lord Vishnu incarnation Lord Krishna. So every year during the Phalgun maas, Holi is celebrated at the temple with a lot of enthusiasm and joy. There is a month full of celebration that takes place with bhajan nights, playing holi with flowers and colours, etc.
The holi that is played here is dry holi which is played only with colours that are natural and skin-friendly. There is no use of water while playing holi. First the holi is played by throwing colours in the air and then by applying colours to each other. Not only the locals but even the tourists who are Indian or foreigners come here to play Holi and enjoy the day.
On the day of Holi where the whole city plays Holi, there is a group of volunteers that organise this festival at the Jagdish Chowk and they make sure that everyone has an enjoyable, dry and safe holi. The tourists who come to the city at this time of the month when the whole city is celebrating Holi, they too engage in playing holi at the areas in the old city.
When asked about the celebration and the organisers and the crowd at these events; the response is worth listening too. They say that in general cases you will avoid going to areas where there is a huge crowd for obvious reasons like safety, colours used, etc. but here the volunteers take good care of the safety of the women and ensure that there is no one playing Holi that will be hurting others or making someone feel uncomfortable.
It is said that the holi vibes that this place gives is the exact same vibes that is experienced at Vrindavan and all other places that celebrate Holi as a festival of love that is celebrated between Krishna and radha ji.
So if you are coming to Udaipur during Holi and planning to stay here for two or three days which includes the festival of Colour, then it is advisable that you have informed your chef or the hotel staff that you will be needing food. As holi is a festival that is celebrated by almost everyone, the hotels, stalls on the road side keep their stores shut. So if you are to take our suggestion, then you should book the best private villa in Udaipur to make your stay more comfortable and relaxed.
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