Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...
Holi is a two-day festival, it is on the second day that people gather to throw brightly coloured powder on each other. The coloured powder is called gulal. It is believed that this tradition came ...
But it still doesn’t explain the why people willingly get coated from head to toe in colourful powder on the second day of Holi. For that, we need to turn to another legend. The Hindu god ...
Holi is celebrated on the day after the full moon in March. It is known best for the celebrations involving throwing brightly colored powder and water over each other to celebrate the beginning of ...
Holi is celebrated in the Indian month of Phalgun (March). Originally an agricultural festival, it ushers in the arrival of spring, the season of hope and joy. People imitate the colors of spring by ...
Millions of Indians are celebrating Holi - the festival of colours - at ... People smear gulal (a red powder) - which symbolises wealth, passion and strength - on each other to mark the festival.