Masan Holi 2024: Experience The Unique Tradition Of Ashen Holi In Varanasi
Masan Holi 2024: Experience the Unique Tradition of Ashen Holi in Varanasi.
Masan Holi 2024: Discover the extraordinary Masan Holi tradition in Varanasi, where ashes from pyres are used to celebrate.
Learn about its origins, significance, and how to be part of this exceptional Holi celebration in 2024.
Apart from colors and flowers, Holi is played with ashes in Varanasi, this tradition is very unique. Holi is a festival of happiness and colors.
On this day, people forget all their grudges apply colors to each other and congratulate each other on this festival, and dance and sing together.
However, Holi is played not only with colors, in Mathura-Vrindavan, Holi is also played with flowers and laddus, and in Varanasi, there is a tradition of playing Holi with ashes of pyre.
Masan Holi 2024: This is known as ‘Masane Ki Holi’. This is a very different kind of Holi.
If you want to be a part of this unique Holi, then for this you will have to come to Varanasi. Tomorrow i.e. on 21st March, Holi of Chita Bhasma will be played in Kashi.
Why did this tradition start? It is said that on the day of Rangbhari Ekadashi, Bhole Shankar performed the Gauna of Mother Parvati and brought her to Kashi.
Then he played Holi with Gulal and everyone, but he could not play Holi with Gulal with ghosts, ghosts, vampires, creatures, etc.
Then, just a day after Rangbhari Ekadashi, he played Masan Holi with his group in the crematorium, and from then onwards the tradition of celebrating pyre ashes Holi started.
How do you celebrate this Holi? Masan Holi is especially celebrated at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, which is the famous cremation ground here.
Crowds of people start gathering here in the morning. A group of sadhus and Shiva devotees worship Shiva and perform havan. Dance is also organized along with bhajan and kirtan.
Then Holi is played with pyre ashes. The celebration of Masan Holi tells us to look at death not as a sorrow, but as a way of attaining salvation.
If you have never seen this Holi before, then you can plan to see it this time. There are trains and flights to Varanasi from most cities of India. Experience a different kind of Holi this time.
