"DOLA JATRA" AND "HOLI" FESTIVAL: A FESTIVAL OF STRONG INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
"DOLA JATRA" AND "HOLI" FESTIVAL: A FESTIVAL OF STRONG INDIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE Dear Readers, BEST WISHES ON "DOLA JATRA" AND "HOLI FESTIVAL" Dola Jatra and Holi Festival is an All India Festival, it is a Colourful Festival, dedicated to celebration with colours which is starting from today (this year from 3rd March 2026). Indians living abroad do celebrate in other countries hence it is a kind of international festival to say with this linkage. The festival has strong roots in Indian Culture and points to its timeless prevalence as it finds mentioned in Indian Scriptures. It is widely recognized that Lord Krishna used to play holi in His Love for Devi Radha and the “Gopis of Braja” at the onset of Spring Season, hence it is also called Dola or “Vasant Ras” ( Vasant Celebration ) starting from Dola Purnima or Vasant Purnima (the Full Moon day of Indian month of Phalgun). “Holika” Dahan (burning of Holika) is another story linked to...