Thursday, March 8, 2012

Holi no longer 'holy': Changing colours of the festival | ummid.com

Holi no longer 'holy': Changing colours of the festival | ummid.com
Unlike many other festivals, Holi, according to pandits and learned scholars of the Braj area "is the time for gay abandon, for dropping the artificial barriers, class differences, snobbish or elitist tendencies and mix around". But, now the festival of 'colours' sees 'no mixing' as the level of patience is declining and people are becoming "intolerant".