Holi celebrated with fervour at Durgiana temple

The festival of Holi was celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion at Durgiana temple on Monday. As the temple will remain closed on Tuesday due to a lunar eclipse, devotees marked the festival with special fervour a day earlier.

A large number of devotees gathered on the temple premises from early morning. After paying obeisance, they shared the joy of Holi by applying colours to one another. Many devotees brought idols of Lord Krishna to the temple, where they symbolically played Holi with Thakur Ji amid devotional chants.

Devotees said that celebrating Holi at Durgiana temple holds special significance. “Just as Holi is famous in Vrindavan, Holi at Durgiana temple in Amritsar is also considered unique. Flowers like tesu and marigold are specially brought and natural colours are used to play Holi here,” said a devotee.

Pushp Holi was observed using dry flowers such as marigold, tesu, amaltaas and red hibiscus to prepare natural colours. Devotees applied colours to each other and danced to the tunes of religious bhajans. Children dressed as Radha and Krishna also participated in the celebrations and the religious procession.

Participants appealed to people to celebrate the festival with love and harmony, avoiding disputes and ensuring no harm is caused to animals or the environment.

Pandit Megh Shyam, a priest at the temple, said there is special enthusiasm at Durgiana temple during Holi each year, with a large number of devotees visiting to take part in the celebrations.