Happy Holi 2016
Happy Holi 2016: Best messages, wishes and greetings to be shared on festival of colours
The festival of colours — Holi — is round the corner and Indians and
Nepalese across the world are set to celebrate it Thursday, March 24.The spring festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of good over evil and the two-day celebration starts on Purnima (full moon day). The first day of the festival is also known as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi. The ancient Hindu festival has now become very popular throughout the country and is also celebrated by the Indian diaspora and non-Hindus across the world.
As part of the Holi festival, we have compiled messages, wishes and
picture greetings that can be sent across to friends or loved ones.
Check out wishes, messages and greetings to be shared on Holi here:
- Wishing you a Holi filled with sweet moments and memories that will be cherished forever. Happy Holi 2016.
- It's time for us to celebrate the festival of colours, to make merry and fill the days with colours of love.
- What does the Holi colours signify? Red for love, orange for success, pink for happiness and green for prosperity. May the almighty God shower you with all the blessings of these colours. Happy Holi 2016.
- I wish to spread the message of peace and happiness to you and your family during this Holi festival. Happy Holi.
- May the almighty God paint you with all the beautiful colours of life to spread joy, happiness and love in your life now and always. Happy Holi 2016 to you and your family.
- Holi is not only about colours and sweets. It also reminds us the eternal love of Krishna and Radha, and the stories of Narashima, Prahlada and Hiranyakashyapa. Wishing you all the blessings of Holi 2016.
- Thanking you for being a part of my life and making it so beautiful like a red rose that fills the world with beauty and fragrance. On this festival of colours, I wish you to have a colourful life ahead filled with beautiful memories. Happy Holi 2016.
- May you have the most blessed and colourful Holi festival this year filled with fun, joy and love. Happy Joli.
- May God spray the beautiful colours of success and prosperity over you and make this Holi a special one. Wishing you the greetings of a colourful, bright and joyful Holi.
WB Guv extends Holi greetings
West Bengal Governor
Keshari Nath Tripathi today greeted the people on the eve of Holi and
said it would provide an opportunity to reaffirm people's faith in the
country's cultural heritage.
"... Holi reassures us of the power of the truth and that is the ultimate victory of good over evil," he said.
"May this joyous festival provide an opportunity to reaffirm our faith in the country's cultural heritage, strengthen the secular fabric of our country and spirit of friendship - fraternity among all sections of society," he added.
Phagwah (Holi) messages to Guyanese people
Below are some messages in commemoration of 2016 observance of Phagwah Day.
The social aspect of Holi does not in any way obscure its rich spiritual values and message of resistance to evil, which were demonstrated in the life of the devoted Prince Prahalad.
Phagwah is the loveliest of our festivals and is celebrated in an atmosphere of absolute equality. Every barrier is removed and celebrants are virtually lost in the pomp and gaiety, which HOLI brings. Our celebration must match this beautiful season and all unhealthy practices which mar and pollute this unique and colourful festival must cease. Drenching each other with water, dumping each other in trenches and dabbing noxious substances must be stamped out. Phagwah must only be played with persons who are desirous of doing so. Celebrate and do so happily but do remember the significance of the festival which sends a clear signal of respect for human rights so bravely fought for and won by Prahalad.
Let us recapture the ancient feeling which permeates at HOLI time, and syringe it through our veins so that hate, greed, deceit and injustice which manifestly exist in today’s world can be consumed in the pyre, which is kindled and reduced to ashes on the eve of this meaningful festival, which is a harbinger of love, unity, equality, justice and peace.
May the significance of HOLI influence and enrich your thoughts and inspire all to contribute to a fair and just system in which there exists not only equality but plenty and abundance for all.
The religious aspect of Phagwah gives to mankind the reassurance that evil doers, perpetrators of unholy acts, architects of injustices, and those associated with such actions are inevitably doomed to failure and extinction. In the story of Phagwah there is evidence that the dark forces of evil is eventually conquered by the forces of truth. The symbol of the burning of Holika serves to reinforce that no matter what, once our intentions and actions are malicious, the results will always remain destructive. Sowing evil will result in degeneracy and decay — wrong-doers will be punished in order to change.
Let us allow this festival to be a binding force among us Guyanese and stamp out differences and spread the message of peace and goodwill which Holi brings.
Phagwah symbolizes the freedom from confinement in every regard. It is a time when nature exhibits its beauty with the introduction of the spring season. With the advent of spring, Life blooms in every kingdom. The plants, animals, birds and human welcome and celebrate the freedom influenced Mother Nature’s hospitality.
The season offers many opportunities for human reflection. Every human being should aspire to be a product of Liberation. In simple, man should recognize he is more a product of divinity rather than sin. Liberation, the high point of the Hindu Life can only be achieved when the divine inherent potentialities in the individual is explored and exploited to its fullest extent. The capacity for such an exploration solely depends on the discriminate power of the aspirant i.e. to be loyal to our conscience rather than be a slave to our minds and senses.
Phagwah also sends the message of integration and cohesion. The multi colours associated with the festival is a clear testimony of varieties adding to nature’s beauty.
Holi is also a time for sharing. It is a time when farmers and peasant celebrate the harvesting of their crops and at the same time, indulge in Yagnas and Pujas, thanking God for his benedictions and also securing blessings for their future crops. Basant, therefore, sends a universal message, which has the potentialities to remove hopelessness and reinstate confidence.
May all be blessed through the significance of the festival.
The Viraat Sabhaa Guyana extends Holi greetings to all Guyanese.
Of Guyana, especially those who are guided by the philosophical teachings of Sanatan Dharma.
Phagwah or Holi is a festival of Bharat (India) that has its roots in antiquity and celebrate the coming of a new spring season, the drawing of a new year and the Triumph of good over evil exuberance of this festival reflects the collective hope of people for progress, prosperity and the concomitant betterment of their lives.
This festival of renewal most likely pre-dated the Sarasvati Valley Civilisation, the
World’s first significant civilization which flourish between 5000 BCE and 2600 BCE
And sir Krishna of Mahabharat frame.
Even though the culture landscape in Bharat had change from time to time from the
Introduction of the Negroids followed by the Proto- Australoids, Dravidians, Mongoloids,
Caucasians, Persians, Greeks, Shakas, Kushanas, Huns, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mughals
and Europeans, the festival of Holi emerged, survived and flourished in Bharat, the world’s
first melting pots.
Holi was brought to British Guiana by Hindus who arrived here as indentured labourers to work on sugar plantations 177years ago and was sustained by the majority of approximately 239,000 Bharatiyas who arrived on these shores between 1838 and 1917.
Phagwah was transplanted from a large sub-continent, characterize by the four season of spring, summer, autumn and winter, to Guyana a small South American land of dry and rainy
seasons and even though global warming is creating climatic havoc, the symbolism of Holi
must not be lost.
IAC, therefore, calls upon all the citizen of this multi-cultural land of Guyana to regard the great festival of Phagwah or Holi, which celebrate life and hopes regardless of demography or geography, always as a focus for national unity.
Guyana is a multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. Our diversity is an asset not a liability. We are proud to belong to a country of many faiths. We are proud of the mosaic of ethnicities within our country.
As we celebrate this beautiful festival we pray for greater trust and cooperation between our communities. We pray for happy families and households. We pray for better interpersonal relationships. We pray, in other words, for social cohesion at all levels of society.
As the celebrated Indian National Kulapati Vani wrote many years ago, ”festivals are gathering for refreshing spirit and enjoying life.” We urge all Guyanese to use this occasion of Phagwah to refresh their spirit and enjoy life, and to participate fully in this colourful festival and enjoy the rich elements of our religious and cultural diversity.
Phagwah, also known as the Festival of Colours, provides that unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to reach out to each other through worship and exchange of water and powder.
This is indeed an auspicious moment in the Hindu calendar as it serves to highlight the universal lessons of the triumph of good over evil and justice over injustice.
Phagwah is today a national festival which is embraced and celebrated not only by the Hindu community but by people from all across the ethnic and cultural spectrum of Guyana. This is testimony of our maturity as a people and our capacity to appreciate and tolerate religious and cultural diversity.
The PPP takes this opportunity to call on all Hindus to guard against those with hidden agendas who seek to divide the Hindu community out of selfish and partisan interests. Such attempts which belonged to a bygone era must be rejected since it has the potential to undermine the very fundamentals of Hinduism.
The PPP joins with the rest of the Guyanese people especially the Hindu community in celebration of this joyous festival of Phagwah.
We are drawn to Holi’s colourful expressions and the exuberance and joy that electrify the celebrations everywhere. But, Holi’s significance lies also in the embrace of life’s many positive values which provides sustenance to the human existence. Over the years, Holi has come to be seen as an enduring reminder of the triumph of good over evil.
This inspiring message where ‘good’ is promoted and embraced is as relevant as ever today. Around us, these days, are many evil-doers of various stripes and many injustices which seem to be growing rather than diminishing. As life’s burdens grow heavier for the masses, and new threats hang over their heads, the message of Holi gives us hope, strengthens our faith that wrongs can be overcome, and imbue us with the courage to go on in the face of adversities and triumph.
At this time, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) takes pleasure in wishing all Hindus, indeed all Guyanese a Happy Holi 2016. That fact that this Holi festival appeals to a cross sector of our diverse religious and cultural makeup is significant. Any event that can promote togetherness and tolerance should be encouraged. In the circumstances of today, our unity to overcome injustices and so on to a joyful and bright future is essential.
Indeed, the significance of Phagwah is dichotomous; it secular significance lies in the advent of spring and its religious significance is premised on the importance of good prevailing over evil.
Phagwah alludes to important life principles such as; love, purity of heart and spirit and the attitude of giving.
It is our sincere hope that as we celebrate this occasion, that we would indeed reflect on the importance of our local communities and together we would work to restore the beauty and glory of the aesthetics of our communities.
Also, that every boy, girl, man and woman would embrace the wider vision of making our communities more environmentally friendly so that our children, and the elderly would able to live in communities that would enhance their social, physical, mental and environmental well-being.
May we all embrace the spiritual significance of this occasion and may we resolve that at this juncture that we will strive to renew the bonds of friendship, co-operation and trust that would enable Georgetown to realize that great potential of becoming modern City.
DR. VINDHYA V. PERSAUD, PRESIDENT OF THE GUYANA HINDU DHARMIC SABHA
Holi or Phagwah is a unique and colourful Hindu festival. It is possesses an unparalleled social dimension which is conducive to reunion, exchanges and togetherness in an atmosphere of absolute cordiality.The social aspect of Holi does not in any way obscure its rich spiritual values and message of resistance to evil, which were demonstrated in the life of the devoted Prince Prahalad.
Phagwah is the loveliest of our festivals and is celebrated in an atmosphere of absolute equality. Every barrier is removed and celebrants are virtually lost in the pomp and gaiety, which HOLI brings. Our celebration must match this beautiful season and all unhealthy practices which mar and pollute this unique and colourful festival must cease. Drenching each other with water, dumping each other in trenches and dabbing noxious substances must be stamped out. Phagwah must only be played with persons who are desirous of doing so. Celebrate and do so happily but do remember the significance of the festival which sends a clear signal of respect for human rights so bravely fought for and won by Prahalad.
Let us recapture the ancient feeling which permeates at HOLI time, and syringe it through our veins so that hate, greed, deceit and injustice which manifestly exist in today’s world can be consumed in the pyre, which is kindled and reduced to ashes on the eve of this meaningful festival, which is a harbinger of love, unity, equality, justice and peace.
May the significance of HOLI influence and enrich your thoughts and inspire all to contribute to a fair and just system in which there exists not only equality but plenty and abundance for all.
GUYANA PANDITS’ COUNCIL – SPIRITUAL HEAD OF RADHA KRISHNA MANDIR
Phagwah or Holi is the festival of Spring. The Festival of Phagwah commemorates the regeneration of Nature from her slumber. This unique Festival found its way on these shores with the arrival of Hindus from India as Indentured Labours. Hindus after traversing thousands of miles from India brought to Guyana their many festivals among which Phagwah has a special place. The significance of Phagwah is manifold. It is a time of Gaiety, splendour and pomp when nature is converted into a beautiful garden full of colours.The religious aspect of Phagwah gives to mankind the reassurance that evil doers, perpetrators of unholy acts, architects of injustices, and those associated with such actions are inevitably doomed to failure and extinction. In the story of Phagwah there is evidence that the dark forces of evil is eventually conquered by the forces of truth. The symbol of the burning of Holika serves to reinforce that no matter what, once our intentions and actions are malicious, the results will always remain destructive. Sowing evil will result in degeneracy and decay — wrong-doers will be punished in order to change.
Let us allow this festival to be a binding force among us Guyanese and stamp out differences and spread the message of peace and goodwill which Holi brings.
VIRAAT SABHAA GUYANA
Holi or Phagwah is a seasonal festival which predates the Vedic era. From remote antiquity, this festival was celebrated with great pomp and joy by all cross section of the Hindu community.Phagwah symbolizes the freedom from confinement in every regard. It is a time when nature exhibits its beauty with the introduction of the spring season. With the advent of spring, Life blooms in every kingdom. The plants, animals, birds and human welcome and celebrate the freedom influenced Mother Nature’s hospitality.
The season offers many opportunities for human reflection. Every human being should aspire to be a product of Liberation. In simple, man should recognize he is more a product of divinity rather than sin. Liberation, the high point of the Hindu Life can only be achieved when the divine inherent potentialities in the individual is explored and exploited to its fullest extent. The capacity for such an exploration solely depends on the discriminate power of the aspirant i.e. to be loyal to our conscience rather than be a slave to our minds and senses.
Phagwah also sends the message of integration and cohesion. The multi colours associated with the festival is a clear testimony of varieties adding to nature’s beauty.
Holi is also a time for sharing. It is a time when farmers and peasant celebrate the harvesting of their crops and at the same time, indulge in Yagnas and Pujas, thanking God for his benedictions and also securing blessings for their future crops. Basant, therefore, sends a universal message, which has the potentialities to remove hopelessness and reinstate confidence.
May all be blessed through the significance of the festival.
The Viraat Sabhaa Guyana extends Holi greetings to all Guyanese.
INDIAN ARRIVAL COMMITTEE (IAC)
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) extends Phagwah (Holi) greetings to all the citizensOf Guyana, especially those who are guided by the philosophical teachings of Sanatan Dharma.
Phagwah or Holi is a festival of Bharat (India) that has its roots in antiquity and celebrate the coming of a new spring season, the drawing of a new year and the Triumph of good over evil exuberance of this festival reflects the collective hope of people for progress, prosperity and the concomitant betterment of their lives.
This festival of renewal most likely pre-dated the Sarasvati Valley Civilisation, the
World’s first significant civilization which flourish between 5000 BCE and 2600 BCE
And sir Krishna of Mahabharat frame.
Even though the culture landscape in Bharat had change from time to time from the
Introduction of the Negroids followed by the Proto- Australoids, Dravidians, Mongoloids,
Caucasians, Persians, Greeks, Shakas, Kushanas, Huns, Arabs, Turks, Afghans, Mughals
and Europeans, the festival of Holi emerged, survived and flourished in Bharat, the world’s
first melting pots.
Holi was brought to British Guiana by Hindus who arrived here as indentured labourers to work on sugar plantations 177years ago and was sustained by the majority of approximately 239,000 Bharatiyas who arrived on these shores between 1838 and 1917.
Phagwah was transplanted from a large sub-continent, characterize by the four season of spring, summer, autumn and winter, to Guyana a small South American land of dry and rainy
seasons and even though global warming is creating climatic havoc, the symbolism of Holi
must not be lost.
IAC, therefore, calls upon all the citizen of this multi-cultural land of Guyana to regard the great festival of Phagwah or Holi, which celebrate life and hopes regardless of demography or geography, always as a focus for national unity.
PEOPLE’S NATIONAL CONGRESS REFORM (PNCR)
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) expresses Holi Greetings to the Hindu Community in Guyana in particular, and Guyanese in general, on the auspicious occasion of the celebration of the Festival of Phagwah in Guyana.Guyana is a multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country. Our diversity is an asset not a liability. We are proud to belong to a country of many faiths. We are proud of the mosaic of ethnicities within our country.
As we celebrate this beautiful festival we pray for greater trust and cooperation between our communities. We pray for happy families and households. We pray for better interpersonal relationships. We pray, in other words, for social cohesion at all levels of society.
As the celebrated Indian National Kulapati Vani wrote many years ago, ”festivals are gathering for refreshing spirit and enjoying life.” We urge all Guyanese to use this occasion of Phagwah to refresh their spirit and enjoy life, and to participate fully in this colourful festival and enjoy the rich elements of our religious and cultural diversity.
PEOPLE’S PROGRESSIVE PARTY (PPP)
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) extends warm greetings to our Hindu brothers and sisters on the occasion of Phagwah which is being observed today.Phagwah, also known as the Festival of Colours, provides that unique opportunity for people from all walks of life to reach out to each other through worship and exchange of water and powder.
This is indeed an auspicious moment in the Hindu calendar as it serves to highlight the universal lessons of the triumph of good over evil and justice over injustice.
Phagwah is today a national festival which is embraced and celebrated not only by the Hindu community but by people from all across the ethnic and cultural spectrum of Guyana. This is testimony of our maturity as a people and our capacity to appreciate and tolerate religious and cultural diversity.
The PPP takes this opportunity to call on all Hindus to guard against those with hidden agendas who seek to divide the Hindu community out of selfish and partisan interests. Such attempts which belonged to a bygone era must be rejected since it has the potential to undermine the very fundamentals of Hinduism.
The PPP joins with the rest of the Guyanese people especially the Hindu community in celebration of this joyous festival of Phagwah.
GUYANA AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL WORKERS UNION (GAWU)
The festival of Holi – popularly known as Phagwah – is once again upon us. In Guyana, this festival is now a fixture in the country’s calendar of holidays. While this festival is of Hindu origin and celebrated by the Hindus primarily, today’s Holi festivities attract, increasingly, non-Hindus in Guyana and elsewhere in the world.We are drawn to Holi’s colourful expressions and the exuberance and joy that electrify the celebrations everywhere. But, Holi’s significance lies also in the embrace of life’s many positive values which provides sustenance to the human existence. Over the years, Holi has come to be seen as an enduring reminder of the triumph of good over evil.
This inspiring message where ‘good’ is promoted and embraced is as relevant as ever today. Around us, these days, are many evil-doers of various stripes and many injustices which seem to be growing rather than diminishing. As life’s burdens grow heavier for the masses, and new threats hang over their heads, the message of Holi gives us hope, strengthens our faith that wrongs can be overcome, and imbue us with the courage to go on in the face of adversities and triumph.
At this time, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) takes pleasure in wishing all Hindus, indeed all Guyanese a Happy Holi 2016. That fact that this Holi festival appeals to a cross sector of our diverse religious and cultural makeup is significant. Any event that can promote togetherness and tolerance should be encouraged. In the circumstances of today, our unity to overcome injustices and so on to a joyful and bright future is essential.
MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN
Joyous Phagwah greetings to all our Hindu brothers and sisters, and more so to all Guyanese. Phagwah is a very special occasion in the Hindu calendar of events.Indeed, the significance of Phagwah is dichotomous; it secular significance lies in the advent of spring and its religious significance is premised on the importance of good prevailing over evil.
Phagwah alludes to important life principles such as; love, purity of heart and spirit and the attitude of giving.
It is our sincere hope that as we celebrate this occasion, that we would indeed reflect on the importance of our local communities and together we would work to restore the beauty and glory of the aesthetics of our communities.
Also, that every boy, girl, man and woman would embrace the wider vision of making our communities more environmentally friendly so that our children, and the elderly would able to live in communities that would enhance their social, physical, mental and environmental well-being.
May we all embrace the spiritual significance of this occasion and may we resolve that at this juncture that we will strive to renew the bonds of friendship, co-operation and trust that would enable Georgetown to realize that great potential of becoming modern City.
Holi celebration at the house of these Indian politician is famous
आइए जानें, इन 5 राजनेताओं के घर की होली क्यों है मशहूर
भारत की राजनीति और होली का जिक्र करते हुए ऐसे कई नेताओं के नाम सामने आएंगे जिनके घर की होली काफी मशहूर है। आइए जानतें हैं ऐसे ही देश के पांच नेताओं के बारे में जिनके घर की होली राजनीति में काफी प्रसिद्ध हैः
सोनिया गांधी:
कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी भी होली के मौके पर नेताओं व परिवार के बीच में ही रहती हैं। तकरीबन हर बार ही विपक्षी पार्टियों के बड़े नेता सोनिया गांधी के आवास पर होली के आयोजन में शामिल होते हैं। पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी, लालकृष्ण अडवाणी समेत कई अहम नेता सोनिया गांधी के द्वारा आयोजित किये गए होली के आयोजन में शामिल हो चुके हैं।
यहां लोग रंग गुलाल से नहीं बल्कि मिट्टी से होली खेलते हैं
लालकृष्ण आडवाणी:
90 के दौर की शुरुआत में भारत में कमंडल से मंडल की राजनीति लाने वालों में से मुख्य भूमिका निभाने वाले भाजपा के वरिष्ठ नेता लालकृष्ण आडवाणी के घर की होली काफी मशहूर है। होली के दिन आडवाणी के निवास पर मीडिया समेत अन्य नेताओं को विशेष तौर पर बुलाया जाता है और जमकर होली खेली जाती है। होली के दिन पूरा माहौल खुशनुमा बना रहता है। हालांकि, हाल के वर्षों की बात करें तो आडवाणी के आवास पर साल 2014 में लोकसभा चुनाव के मद्देनजर आचार संहिता लागू होने के कारण होली नहीं मनाई गई थी। लेकिन अन्य सालों में होली का आयोजन काफी धूमधाम से किया जाता रहा है।
लालू प्रसाद यादव:
राष्ट्रीय जनता दल के अध्यक्ष लालू प्रसाद यादव की होली भी काफी चर्चित है। लालू अपनी आम बोलचाल की भाषा से संसद में तो अपना मुरीद बनाते ही हैं और साथ ही साथ होली के दिन भी इसी खास लहजे से वे नेताओं और आम जनता के बीच छाए रहते हैं। इस दिन लालू के आवास पर भव्य कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया जाता है व इस आयोजन में विपक्षी दल के नेता भी बड़ी गर्मजोशी के साथ शामिल होकर रंगों और लजीज पकवानों का आनंद उठाते हैं।
रामविलास पासवान:
लोजपा अध्यक्ष और केंद्रीय मंत्री राम विलास पासवान भी होली काफी उल्लास के साथ मनाते हैं। सुबह से ही रामविलास पासवान के आवास पर कई नेताओं का आना जाना लगा रहता है। चाहे वह किसी भी राजनैतिक दल के नेता हों, ज्यादातर होली में पासवान से मिलने के लिए जाते ही हैं। बीते वर्ष पासवान ने होली अपने दिल्ली आवास पर बेटे चिराग पासवान और अन्य लोगों के साथ बहुत धूम-धाम से मनाई थी। चिराग पासवान के द्वारा किया गया डांस भी काफी सुर्ख़ियों में आया था।
शिवराज सिंह चौहान:
रंगों व खुशियों के इस त्योहार में मध्यप्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान सुबह से ही सीएम आवास पर गुलाल व अबीर से नहाए हुए दिखाई देते हैं। गौरतलब है कि प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री राजनीति से इतर भी कई शौक रखते हैं। इसी वजह से शिवराज इस दिन अपनी पत्नी साधना सिंह व अन्य नेताओं के साथ होली तो खेलते ही हैं और हारमोनियम, गाने-बजाने आदि जैसे कार्यक्रम का आयोजन भी करते हैं। बीते वर्ष शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने खुद से हारमोनियम की धुनों पर होली की फागों को सुनाया था।
Happy Holi 2016
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