Very soon the time will come when every channel on your TV set will go colorfully crazy and shout out “HOLI HAI” and “RANG BARSE” type slogans. After all, the bliss and cheerfulness from the festival of colors is about to fill our homes. Holi is typically all about happiness and joyous celebration. We get to meet and greet people and friends. This festival naturally brightens our lives with its innate cheerfulness and of course the vibrant colors do their part well. Divided into two parts, this Hindu festival is first involved in Holika Dahan at the night before, symbolizing the annihilation of a demoness Holika, Hiranyakashipu’s sister who tries to kill devotee Prahlad, and then playful activities of colors and mouths filled with gujiyas follows with the day keeping everyone busy.
The fact that this festival involves excess splurging of water and subsequent water pollution should not be dealt casually. Rather than eco-friendly ways have to be searched and implemented. Here are some unconventional ways of celebrating the festival of colors, which will resort to no wastage of precious resource like water.
1. TILAK HOLI
Sometimes just a little thumb impression on your forehead with any dry color or say gulaal is enough to get into the Holi spirits. It is perfect to prevent useless wastage of water.
2. FLORAL HOLI
Flowers instead of colors is one way to celebrate a festival like it must be celebrated in paradise. This way is religiously followed by cities like Pushkar and Lucknow. Songs accompanied by the drum beats makes the ambiance electric.
3. HOMEMADE COLORS
Colors are colors but when they are natural and made at home, their authenticity increases to a great extent. Gram flour, turmeric, fuller’s earth, sandal wood powder, henna powder; these can be used to make myriad colors.
4. ONLINE HOLI
Virtual holi is one new and growing concept which goes very well with the changing new times. It mainly fosters the great Holi spirit without actually getting involved with colors and water. Sites like Fupa and Zapak get extra viewership as they are open for people who like playing holi games online.
5. SOCIAL NETWORK HOLI
Social networks should be thanked enough as because of them festival of Holi is not limited only to Indians everyone around the world can celebrate it. Facebook and twitter can be made colorful with new outlays and Khelo Holi App is worth using it during holi season.
6. HOLI MOVIES AND SONGS
It is not compulsory to make use of colors and water during this festival. One can easily celebrate it with holi related songs and movies. It is best to collect all your friends and family members to have Holi songs like ‘Rang Barse’, ‘Aaj Na Chorenge’ sung by everyone.
