Comments on: our Holi http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/ Two New Yorkers move to New Delhi. See what happens... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:18:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kim http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-3653 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:44:07 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-3653 Thanks God u enjoyed atleast something in Delhi… :)

Well, if you know about holly i can tell you… its not just about colors… ;)

]]> By: this sunday: walk the dying flower markets of Delhi « Our Delhi Struggle http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-3623 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:44:31 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-3623 [...] Earth is the organization that helped us discover the joy (and bhang) of Holi. This weekend, they’re hosting a tour of Delhi’s three main wholesale flower markets [...]

]]> By: VN http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-2182 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:59 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-2182 According to Hindu Mythology, Holi also has got to do with the burning of Demoness Holika by Prahalad with the blessings of Lord Vishnu.

I am surprised people you know in Delhi did not know that. :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

]]> By: Nitin http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-1861 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:23:14 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-1861 Dear Dave and Jenny, you guys are looking very cute all colored and hammered at the same time. I believe that is the best way to end the Holi celebration.

After reading this post, i am really missing Delhi. Seattle is my home now but some times my heart just craves for the chaos of Delhi.

And hey, i am happy you are liking South Delhi. I live in N-Block, GK I (just two lanes behind Fab-India).

Keep posting!!! :)

]]> By: the mad momma http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-623 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:42:14 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-623 Holi is the Indian equivalent of Easter. Welcoming spring… glad you had a blast. and yes, you do look pretty trashed by the end of it !!

]]> By: bombaygirl http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-325 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:13:04 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-325 In bombay, we did all this and also spent half the night before filling up water ballons by the bucketful, parents helping, so that we could then lob them at friends and unsuspecting passersby out the window. And from downstairs, but then of course our stash quickly got looted and generally used against us. Fun post, brought back fun memories.

]]> By: Ishani http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-310 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:17:29 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-310 Holi is meant to be celebrated to rejoice the onset of Spring, when all the dry frazzled numbness of winter gives way to color and sheer beauty that that springtime in India was once believed to be synonymous to.
Of course, living in Delhi that you are, Spring seems to mark the beginning of summer and it doesn’t seem very exciting.
However, things were probably different when the festival started, which is thousands of years ago – dating back to the time of Krishna and the Bhagavad Gita.
So when you are playing around with those scary looking colors, you are essentially doing something that one of the most revered deity of Hinduism fancied doing as a flirtatious teenager.

]]> By: Rahul Munshi http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-218 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:41:20 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-218 This is one great post!!
simply enjoyed the pics

]]> By: mmmmmjenny http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-68 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:40:15 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-68 Yeah, it bothered my eyes, but I was really surprised how quickly they cleared up. At this party they apparently had only organic colors, so that probably made a big difference. It was quite disgusting, however, to discover the inside of my nose was caked with color. And, I still have a red color deep inside my left ear!

Thanks for the recipe offer, but I think we’ll stick to bhang only for Holi. =)

]]> By: Nicole http://ourdelhistruggle.com/2008/03/23/our-holi/#comment-62 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:00:07 +0000 http://ourdelhistruggle.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-62 By the way, did the colors get in your eyes and bother them? I’ve always wondered about that.

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