Ram’s city Ayodhya is ready. Pran Pratishtha is fixed for 22nd of this month. On this historic day, the people of Ayodhya are ready to celebrate by blowing gulal. Especially for Ayodhya, there is a huge demand for Hathras’ Gulal and sandalwood powder.
After a long wait of about 550 years, Lord Shri Ram is going to take his place in Ayodhya. This year, Holi of Gulal will also be very grand in Ayodhya. But do you know how the gulal that is used in worship, celebrations and processions including the festival of Holi is made? Come, today we will tell you how this Gulal is made.
How is Gulal made?
For information, let us tell you that Gulal is made from arrowroot powder. Is. Color is mixed inside arrowroot and extracted through a process. For example, color (color for normal drawing) is added to white arrowroot powder. After this it is ground through a machine. Due to grinding, the color gets mixed into the powder and its softness also increases. After this, scent is also used in it. Gulal gives a nice aroma due to the scent.
Herbal Gulal
Herbal Gulal is also very popular in the market since last few years. People are making herbal gulal at home and sending it to the market. To make these gulal, ingredients used at home are used. Like turmeric, vermilion, vegetables, flowers etc.
Caution in buying gulal
One should always be careful in buying gulal from the market. Many times shopkeepers in the market sell gulal made from chemicals. Such gulal causes great harm to the body and especially the skin. Therefore, at the time of purchasing Gulal, one must ensure that Gulal is either herbal or made from arrowroot. One should stay away from gulal containing chemicals. However, the government also continuously takes action against chemical based gulal.
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