Sunday 10 December 2023 | Kartik Vad 12, Samvat 2080
Sun 10 Dec 2023
Holi is referred to as the Festival of Colours; the colour being representative of the beautiful spring blossoms that would be emerging on the trees at this time of year.
The Fuldolotsav festival is referred to as the Festival of Flowers; because the fragrant flowers would be blooming from then onwards.
On these two days, it is traditional to spray coloured water and sprinkle powdered paint over one another. The colours represent the beautiful spring blossoms that would be emerging this time of year in India. For a disciple, the colour sprayed by a Satpurush on this day represents the washing away of worldly aspects and replacing it all with the divine colour of God.
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Los Angeles, California celebrated Fuldolotsav Festival on 24th March, 2013. Celebrations began with disciples honoring Lord Shree Swaminarayan by performing aarti. Devotees enjoyed spraying coloured water specially prepared for fuldol celebration. Prasad was offered to Lord Shree Swaminarayan.
Acharya Shree Jitendriyapriyadasji Swamiji Maharaj is the current spiritual leader of Maninagar Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan. He is the heir to Acharya Shree Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree Maharaj, and sixth in the lineage of ascetic Acharyas, which descends directly from Lord Shree Swaminarayan.