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August 4th, 2010

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Celebrate Festival of Colors, Holidays in Himachal

Holi hai! Holi hai! The joyful cry that rent the air welcoming the arrival of spring. Festival Holi heralds the end of the cold and gloom of winter and have to celebrate.
Holi, described as the "festival of colors, is when you can have fun splashing colors, all with the sanction of the Gods!
Holi in Himachal Pradesh is celebrated with much enthusiasm. People light bonfires called Holika fire, symbol the victory of good over evil. Pichkaris in various creative and innovative designs are specially bought by children to one color that comes in sight and even more one who tries to escape ... all in good fun.
Colours will fill the atmosphere as people throw and Abeer gulal in the air showing great joy and rejoicing at the arrival this Spring Festival.
Holi marks the end of the darkness of winter and rejoices in the bloom of spring. It is the best time and season to celebrate, Holi provides this opportunity and people take full advantage of it.

Days before Holi, the markets are flooded with the colors of all shades. This aptly sets the mood of the people until the actual day of Holi. It is a sight so colorful and happy to see huge piles of bright red, magenta, pink, green and blue everywhere in the streets. Buy those colors appears that you are bringing joy and color to your home and your life.

The Holi melas held at Palampur, Ghughar, Paprola, Baijnath, Jaisinghpur Sujanpur and also have their own appeal.
Sujanpur on Holi Mela dates back to the era of rulers especially Raja Sansar Chand Katoch sponsoring artists and musicians during his administration. This fair has been declared a festival by the state government of Himachal.
The fair is for four days and during this time, many traditional folk theater with folk music and dances can be enjoyed by visitors to the fair.
On a hill near Tira is a temple dedicated to Chamunda Devi still attracts a large number of interesting fact about devotees.The to mark Holi in Himachal Pradesh is that thousands will gather at the shrine of Ponta Sahib in the district on the banks of Sirmour Yamuna.
Kullu Holi is marked by snow mixed with the colors so it is an 'Ice Holi. While the main celebrations are held at the world famous Slang Pass, which witnesses heaviest snowfall in the country.The area is good for fishermen on the river on a raft Harsi Pattan (30 km from Tira Sujanpur) and Lambagaon (15 km from Tira Sujanpur).
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