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Holi celebrations begin at Durgiana temple in Amritsar
by Ravinder
Singh Robin
Amritsar:
The festival of colours draws a large number of
devotees from across Punjab and neighbouring states
to the Durgiana temple here. Everyone is eager to
play Holi in the presence of idols of Lord Krishna
and Radha at the temple. Today was no exception, and
the celebrations were in full swing. A religious procession
was taken out at the Durgiana Temple complex. According
to the Durgiana temple's chief priest Pandit Ved Viyas,
"it is an old tradition here when Lord Krishna is
applied colours to mark Holi. It gives an opportunity
to the devotees to smear each other with the same
colour that touched Shri Krishna's holy feet." Many
artistes dressed up as Lord Krishna and Radha and
besmeared each others' faces with dry colours. They
were soon joined by devotees, who were standing in
the long queue to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the
temple. "The festival of Holi is significant because
Lord Krishna and Radha played Holi on this day. We
feel really good and wait for this day," said Kamlesh
Nanda, an artist who has been coming to the temple
every year, doning a robe like that of Krishna , and
dancing too.
-Mar 20,
2008
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