Dol Purnima 2024: Dol Purnima is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima in Odisha and West Bengal. 25th March 2024 i.e. today is Dol Purnima. This festival is also famous by the names of Dolo Yatra, Dol Utsav and Deul. This festival is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha Rani.
Dol and Holi are the same festival, but they are based on different Hindu mythological stories. Bengali Dol focuses on Krishna and Radha, while Holi is based on the story of Prahlad, a great devotee of Vishnu. Let us know what to do on Dol Purnima.
How to celebrate Dol Purnima
Dol Yatra is taken out during the Dol Purnima festival, which is celebrated with great pomp in Bengal, Assam and Odisha. On this day, devotees install the idol of Radha Krishna in a palanquin and go on a journey singing bhajans and kirtans. The procession moves forward with the sound of conch shells, blowing of trumpets, slogans of victory or happiness and the sound of “Hori Bola”. According to the legend, on this day Lord Shri Krishna expressed his affection towards Radha. Therefore people celebrate the reunion of Krishna and Radha by carrying their decorated idols in a swinging palanquin. On this day women swing. Celebrate this festival by applying colors and gulal to each other.
Dol Purnima significance
Dol Jatra is mainly celebrated in Eastern India and is a festival that marks the time when Lord Krishna met Radha and expressed his love for her. Dol Jatra is also seen as the victory of good over evil.
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