Kolkata's PC Chandra Gardens celebrates Holi

People enjoyed a grand Holi which featured mind blowing music by DJ Harish. Rain dance, skin-friendly colors, folk performances & Tomatina zone were the special attractions of this event. And if all this was not enough, the delicious food and Bhaang were ready to blow one's  mind along with Thandaai to give a true feel of this festival of Colours.

In Vrindavan and Mathura, Holi is celebrated in memory of the divine love of Radha and Krishna. It is believedthat Krishna smeared Radha’s face with colors and thus, introduced the colourful festival of Holi. Owing to this history, the festival of Holi, even today retains its flavour of naughtiness: smearing your loved one with bright colours and playing pranks on each other. Youngsters also engage in singing and dancing which is reminiscent of Shri Krishna’s Raas-leela with Radha and the Gopis. Holireminds of a pure and positive festival. It is a festival to sort differences and celebrate friendship as well. Holi means celebration and seeing bright colours getting mixed and becoming one. It’s a celebration of oneness.

Piyush Pureka & Chirag Kaushik, Owner of Buzz 365 Entertainments said, “Holi was celebrated in Spanish tomatina style & youngsters had a fun-filled day as they squirted tomatoes at each other and dunked their friends in the pool. We thought of organising such a party in the city after being inspired by the song (Kahe halke halke, yeh rang chhalke chhalke) from the movie, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, where Hrithik and his friends enjoyed so much. As the colour of tomato is red, we thought it would be perfect for Holi .”

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