HOLI THE FESTIVAL OF COLOUR
āĻšোāϞী ā§°āĻā§° āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą
Riddhi, beli and Arki are talking about their coming holidays for Holi. I am going to Shillong, Riddhi says. How nice but I will stay here at home. I like the Holi festival very much .I like to enjoy this festival of colour with my friends .In our neighbourhood we celebrate Holi together. IT s really great fun Ariktalks about her plan. What about you Beli? Riddhi asks.
ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧি, āĻŦেāϞি āĻā§°ু āĻā§°্āĻীāϝ়ে āĻšোāϞীā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻāĻšিāĻŦāϞāĻীāϝ়া āĻŦāύ্āϧ⧰ āĻāĻĨা āĻৈāĻāĻে। āĻŽāĻ āĻļ্āĻŦিāϞāĻāϞৈ āĻৈ āĻāĻো, ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧিāϝ়ে āĻāϝ়। āĻিāĻŽাāύ āĻাāϞ āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŽāĻ āĻāϝ়াāϤ āĻā§°āϤ āĻĨাāĻিāĻŽ। āĻŽāĻ āĻšোāϞী āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĻো āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāĻঁ। āĻŽāĻ āĻŽোā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦā§°্āĻā§° āϏৈāϤে ā§°āĻā§° āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąāĻো āĻāĻĒāĻোāĻ āĻā§°িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻাāϞ āĻĒাāĻঁ। āĻāĻŽাā§° āĻুāĻŦুā§°ীāϝ়া āĻ āĻ্āĻāϞāϤ āĻāĻŽি āĻāĻেāϞāĻে āĻšোāϞী āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°োঁ। āĻ ā§°িāĻে āϤাāĻā§° āĻĒā§°িāĻāϞ্āĻĒāύাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāĻĨা āĻļুāύি āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻ āϞাāĻ āĻā§°ে। āĻŦেāϞি āϤুāĻŽি āĻি āĻāĻŦা? ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧীāϝ়ে āϏুāϧিāϞে।
Riddhi, who is listening to their conversation, is eager to know more about the. please tell me about Doul Utsav, Beli , she says. Beli turns to Riddhi and says joyfully, Doul is celebrated for three to five days in Barpeta .
āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻā§° āĻāĻĨোāĻĒāĻāĻĨāύ āĻļুāύি āĻĨāĻা ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧিāϝ়ে āϏেāĻ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ āϧিāĻ āĻাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāĻ্ā§°āĻšী। āĻ āύুāĻ্ā§°āĻš āĻā§°ি āĻŽোāĻ āĻĻুāϞ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāĻāĻ, āĻŦেāϞি, āϤাāĻ āĻāϝ়। āĻŦেāϞীāϝ়ে ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧিā§° āĻĢাāϞে āĻূā§°ি āĻāύāύ্āĻĻেā§°ে āĻāϝ়, āĻŦā§°āĻĒেāĻাāϤ āϤিāύিā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻĒাঁāĻ āĻĻিāύ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻĻৌāϞ āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়।
It is different from the Holi celebrated in other parts of India. Doul Utsav of Barpeta is closely related to Kirtan Ghar. During this festival Manikut of the Kritan Ghar and some rituals are performed.
āĻāĻāĻো āĻাā§°āϤ⧰ āĻāύ āĻĒ্ā§°াāύ্āϤāϤ āĻāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύ āĻā§°া āĻšোāϞীāϤāĻৈ āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ। āĻŦā§°āĻĒেāĻাā§° āĻĻৌāϞ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ą āĻীā§°্āϤāύ āĻā§°ā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāϤঃāĻĒ্ā§°োāϤāĻাā§ąে āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒā§°্āĻিāϤ। āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻ্ā§°িāϤাāύ āĻā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻŖিāĻুāĻ āĻā§°ু āĻিāĻুāĻŽাāύ ā§°ীāϤি-āύীāϤি āĻĒাāϞāύ āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়।
Then thousands of people take them in procession with Gayan Bayan, oh really do you join the procession? Riddhi asks. Do you join the procession? Riddhi asks.
āϤেāϤিāϝ়া āĻšাāĻাā§° āĻšাāĻাā§° āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āϤেāĻঁāϞোāĻāĻ āĻāϝ়াāύ āĻŦাāϝ়াāύ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻļোāĻাāϝাāϤ্ā§°াāϤ āϞৈ āϝাāϝ়, āĻāĻš āϏঁāĻাāĻৈāϝ়ে āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻļোāĻাāϝাāϤ্ā§°াāϤ āϝোāĻāĻĻাāύ āĻā§°ে āύেāĻি? ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧীāϝ়ে āϏুāϧিāϞে। āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻļোāĻাāϝাāϤ্ā§°াāϤ āϝোāĻāĻĻাāύ āĻā§°ে āύেāĻি? ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧিāϏুāϧিāĻে।
Belireplies, yes, I always do During this Doul Utsav the air of Barpeta is filled with Holigeet. Bhawna is also performed at night. I have never seen a Bhawna, Arki says
āĻŦেāϞিā§°িāϝ়āύ্āϏ, āĻšāϝ়, āĻŽāĻ āϏāĻĻাāϝ় āĻā§°োঁ। āĻāĻ āĻĻুāϞ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§ąā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻŦā§°āĻĒেāĻাā§° āĻŦāϤাāĻš āĻšāϞিāĻীāϤেā§°ে āĻā§°ি āĻĒā§°ে। āĻাāĻāύাāĻ ā§°াāϤি āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļāύ āĻā§°া āĻšāϝ়। āĻŽāĻ āĻেāϤিāϝ়াāĻ āĻাāĻāύা āĻĻেāĻা āύাāĻ, āĻā§°্āĻীāϝ়ে āĻĻুāĻā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻāϝ়।
Riddhi asks again, But Beli, don’t you play with phaku during Holi? We do hire. The last day of Doul is called Suweri . It is the day of colour. Everyone showers Phaku with joy and sings Holi Geet , Beli replies.
ā§°িāĻĻ্āϧিāϝ়ে āĻāĻৌ āϏুāϧিāϞে, āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻŦেāϞি, āĻāĻĒুāύি āĻšোāϞীā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āĻĢাāĻুā§° āϏৈāϤে āύাāĻেāϞে āύেāĻি? āĻāĻŽি āĻাāĻĄ়া āϞāĻঁ। āĻĻৌāϞ⧰ āĻ āύ্āϤিāĻŽ āĻĻিāύāĻোāĻ āĻুā§ąেā§°ী āĻŦুāϞি āĻোā§ąা āĻšāϝ়। āĻāĻāĻো ā§°āĻā§° āĻĻিāύ। āϏāĻāϞোā§ąে āĻĢাāĻুāĻ āĻāύāύ্āĻĻেā§°ে āĻŦā§°āώুāĻŖ āĻĻিāϝ়ে āĻā§°ু āĻšোāϞী āĻীāϤ āĻাāϝ়, āĻŦেāϞীāϝ়ে āĻāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĻিāϝ়ে।
“,Oh, would love to go to Barpeta in this Doula Utsav. I will tell my parents today to take me there,” Riddhi says. Beli is very excited. She says, “oh It will be very nice. We can enjoy together, Riddhi,”
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