Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Colourful

Apart from the usual exchange of all things colourful, there is also observance of all prayers and traditions in the sanctorum that is without a doubt the largest of its kind outside India. (For the uninformed, the Swaminarayan Sanstha is also the main convenor behind one of the most spectacular places of worship in New Delhi – the Akshardham Temple!) While scores of thousands of expat Indians, and at times even locals, stand in attendance of the aarti and smear each other with colour, there’s also lit a bonfire to commemorate the legend of Prahlad’s devotion and evil demoness Holika’s annihilation. Set to loads of music and mirth, it is but one gathering in the true fraternal spirit of Holi, so what if a few longitudes to the west?!

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