Natural 'Holi'

Yesterday was the festival of Holi that marks the onset of Spring in India. It is celebrated by spraying coloured powder/water but due to Covid 19 restrictions it was muted and almost everybody was at home leaving the streets empty. It was a blessing in disguise for me as I could actually look up at the flowering trees while I rode my bicycle on the empty streets of Bandra Kurla Complex and saw how Nature played Holi with its colourful floral display. 

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Holi hai!

! HAPPY HOLI !

(INDIA WELCOMES SPRING WITH THIS COLOURFUL FESTIVAL)

This is how the Koli (Fisherfolk) community of Mumbai celebrate Holi.

An age old practice

At the Holi festival parade in Vesave (Versova), a fishing village in Andheri.

Monochrome mania

Friends get together to decide how to celebrate the Holi festival in Vesave (Versova).

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Audience

Audience at the Holi celebrations of the Koli community in Vesave (versova) in Andheri.

Koli beauties

The Koli women decked in all their finery are out to celebrate Holi in Vesave (Versova) in Andheri.

Koli Holi

Holi is a Hindu spring festival celebrated in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love". For Kolis (fishing community) it is a time to parade their best. All the coastal villages in Mumbai celebrate it in their unique fashion. This image is from 'Vesave' or 'Versova' a fishing community village in Andheri, a Mumbai suburb. Holi was celebrated on 12th and 13th March 2017. The 1st day is celebrated as Holika dahan signifying the victory of good over evil. Holika was a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures, who was burnt to death with the help of God Vishnu.The story of Holika dahan signifies the triumph of good over evil. I shall post a pic a day over the next few days to show how it is celebrated by the Kolis.

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