Thanks to Everyone for Making Holi Special

BEST and MOST Credit Goes to Team help in POST Holi Even Cleaning

( Fine Print is no specific Order , If i am Missing any one , Please remind me )

1. Soman / Jaya

2. Pragyan / Jashi

3. Balaji Jeevan / Viji

4. Sashi kant Patil

5. Jija G / Rano Didi

6. Vivek / Kirti

7. Rahul / Sakti

8. Anshoo/ Deepshika

9. Balaji Vallamkondu

10. MM BABA

11. Kamal Jit Ghera

12. Subodh / Richa Jain

13. Neeraj Jain

14. Uma Shankar

15. Hemant / Bhargavi

16 Bidhu / Smitha

17 Gopal / Sreedevi

Youth Support : Akshata, Sanjana , Arpita ,Malvika, Prasiddhi , Nikhil, Anuroop,Gokul, Bhavani

Kids Volunteer : Viti , Vansh , Vayum , Mudit ,Ryan , Varun ,Ishita ,

Food Service Help : Bhargavi , Sreedevi, Smita , Anamika ,MM BABA

Holi celebrations around the world

From the Link

Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the world by Hindus.

Pakistani Hindus daub coloured powder on each others faces as they celebrate the festival of Holi at the Swami Narain Temple in Karachi

Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan in New York City.
A Hindu devotee get her face smeared with coloured powder during Holi festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan in New York City.

Pakistani Hindu women smear each others faces with colour to celebrate Holi, at a temple in Lahore, Pakistan.

Indians, their face smeared with color and glitter, celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers wearing traditional Punjabi dress dance as they celebrate 'Holi' at their headquarters in Srinagar. The "Holi" festival of colours marks the onset of spring across the country.

Indian children throw coloured water at each other as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors in Mumbai, India
Revellers celebrate the Holi on the deck of a ship at South Street Seaport in Manhattan in New York City on Saturday.

Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan in New York City.
A holy man poses for a picture with a group of youth during celebrations for the festival of Holi in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepalese children smear colour powder over tourists during Holi, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Hindu devotees smile as their face are smeared with colored powder during Holi festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
!ndian women, smeared each others faces with colour, throw water as they dance to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors in Allahabad, India.

HOLI - Festival

HOLI - Festival of COLORS

HOLI Team : Neeraj Jain , Jaya Pillai , Bhargavi Hemant , Gopal , Bidhu , MM BABA , Anshoo Mehra . Anamika Deo ,Vivek Pathak ,Rahul Saxena


Youth Volunteer : Prassidhi ,Akshata ,Anuroop Giri , Gokul , Malavika ,Nikhil

Time

Sunday, March 20 · 9:30am - 1:30pm

Location : Kiwanis Shelter - Fred G. Bond Metro Park

801 High House RD, Cary, NC



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Holi Participation : Total Families Sign up are about 62

The following may not be having everything and everyone. Just for Reference only.

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Thandai - Saffron Milk

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Past Year Memories

बरसाना में हुई लड्डुओं की होली

बरसाना में हुई लड्डुओं की होली
मथुरा: बरसाने में रविवार को जमकर लड्डू लुटाये गये। राधारानी के भोग के बाद बीस क्विंटल लड्डुओं को लूटने के लिए श्रद्धालुओं में होड़ मच गयी। लड्डू लुटाने के बाद भक्तों ने गुलाल और रंग की होली भी खोली। सोमवार को विश्व प्रसिद्ध लठामार होली का आयोजन होगा। सुबह बरसाने से वृषभान जी का पंडा नंदगांव में होली खेलने का न्यौता देने के लिए पहुंच गया। परम्परा के अनुसार मंदिर परिसर में न्यौता देने के बाद पंडे ने गांव में घूम कर ग्रामीणों को होली खेलने का न्यौता दिया। ग्रामीणों ने पंडा को रंग से सराबोर कर होली खेलने का न्यौता स्वीकार कर लिया। इधर, सुबह से ही श्रद्धालुओं की टोलियां बरसाने की तरफ बढ़ रही थीं। शाम चार बजे तक लाखों श्रद्धालु बरसाना पहुंच गए। शाम को चार बजे मंदिर के पुजारी रास बिहारी गोस्वामी ने बीस क्ंिवटल बूंदी के लड्डुओं का भोग राधा रानी को लगाया। भोग लगाने के बाद सभी लड्डू प्रसाद के रूप में श्रद्धालुओं पर लुटाए गए। इसके बाद मंदिर परिसर में श्रद्धालुओं ने रंग गुलाल उड़ाना शुरू कर दिया। बच्चे, युवक, युवतियां, महिला और पुरुष सभी सुध-बुध खोकर होली की मस्ती में नृत्य करने लगे। मंदिर परिसर में करीब दो घंटे तक चले इस उत्सव के दौरान गलियों में भी लोग होली की मस्ती में झूमते नजर आए। आज बिरज में होरी रे रसिया की धुन होली की मस्ती बढ़ा रही थी। बरसाना में सोमवार को होने वाली लठामार होली में भाग लेने के लिए श्रद्धालुओं का बरसाना पहुंचने का क्रम देर रात तक चलता रहा।

Cary Holi 2011

होली के मंगल कामनाये !!

Holi celebration takes place with lot of joy and verve throughout the country. The enthusiasm of the people reaches its peak and matches with the nature which is in full bounty at the time of Holi.

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.

Differences of any sort are drowned in the coloured waters of Holi and people just enjoy being a play animal. To further enhance the festive spirit of Holi celebrations we have a social sanction to get a kick with the tradition of bhang. Then there is total wildness as people dance to the rhythm of dholak and sing traditional folk songs in loudest possible pitch.

Children particularly enjoy the festival as they throw water filledballoons at passersby...and if anybody stares..they have ready answer, 'Bura na mano Holi hai..' and evoke a smile on the irritated face. Besides, they have their water missiles, called pichkaris to drench the person from far and escape further drenching.

In the midst of these colouring games are savoured the mouth watering holi specialities like gujiya, malpuas, mathri, puran poli, dahi badas etc and downed with glasses full of thandai.

In some states there is also a tradition of breaking the pot full of buttermilk which is hung high on the streets. A group of boys form a human pyramid and one of them break the pot. All this while womenfolk throw buckets of colour water on them and sing folk songs.

And after a wild and eventful day, evenings are celebrated in a dignified manner by visiting friends and relatives. People exchange sweets and hug each other conveying the warm wishes for Holi. These days there people also participate and organise Holi Meets and enjoy the festival till late in the night.

Holi celebrations that starts with the burning of Holika on the eve of Holi thus culminates with the lot of funfilled activity and bonhomie. However, at some places specially Mathura and Barsana Holi celebrations continue for a week as each major temple organise a Holi bash on different day. Lovers of the festival enjoy every moment to the hilt.