Jaya
Jagannath,
With lots of mirth and merriment welcome to the bright
spring morning of the most colorful day of this year. Time has
rolled onto the full-moon day of Falguna month to celebrate a
special event named in puranical texts as Basantotsaba or the
spring-festival. Scriptures testify that the Madanotsaba, the
festival to honor the Cupid was later transformed as Dolatsaba or
swing-festival of Krishna propitiating him as Madanamohana.
although from socio-cultural, mythological, religious, archeological
and biological heads there are different reasons for Holi, but devotees celebrate this trend as a reformation of the
Lord Krishna's Prank. With extreme delight, Lord Krishna was taking
in applying fagu and avira on Radha and other gopis. This prank of
Krishna later, became a trend as Holi.
Fagu 'Dasami' counts to the tenth day of bright fortnight of Falguna
(Feb-March). In this four day Chachery devotees Smearing with Abira
take round the idols of Madanamohana on a richly decorated
palanquins known as Veemana in a procession along with drummers,
pipers and the Sankirtana and bhjana Mandali. The procession halts
in front of each household and the deity is offered Prasadam. Today
being the final day of the purnima this celebration culminates in a
swing-festival for the deities. All the Veemanas from neighborhood
areas assemble at a melana where they are made to swing to the
accompaniment of devotional music , bhajan and Janana sung in
chorus. A spectacular show back at Orissa.
Team Nilachakra wishes a charismatic rainbow of happiness to
everyone. Jaya Jagannath.
Regards
Team Nilachakra |