Holi – Colours, Joy And Divine Play

Holi, the festival of colours, follows Holika Dahan and celebrates joy, friendship and the playful side of devotion, especially linked to Lord Krishna.

While the daytime is colourful and lively, many families also choose to start Holi morning with a brief puja, thanking the Divine for relationships, community and abundance.

Bringing balance to Holi celebrations

To keep Holi joyful and mindful:

• Start the day with a small puja in your home mandir before applying colours.
• Set an intention for safe, respectful play – especially with children and elders.
• Use eco-friendly colours where possible and avoid wastage of water.

This keeps the festival aligned with dharma and care for people and nature.

Simple Holi morning puja

You can follow a short sequence before colours start:

• Light a diya in your mandir and offer flowers and a small sweet as prasad.
• Apply tilak to deities and then to each other as a sign of love and blessings.
• Say a short prayer for harmony in your family and community.

After this, enjoy gulal and colours with a lighter, happier heart.

OmBhakti touch for your Holi

Even though Holi is more about colours than diyas, a few pure puja items keep the spiritual base strong:

• Light your morning mandir lamp with OmBhakti Cotton Long Batti so the diya remains lit when people are coming and going through the house.
• For a fragrant start, use OmBhakti Vidhi Special Puja Oil in your diya to add a subtle sacred aroma amidst the typical Holi smells.
• After colour play, perform a small evening camphor aarti with OmBhakti Bhimseni Camphor to cleanse and reset the energy of your home.
• Keep OmBhakti Gangajal to sprinkle lightly in your mandir and around your main door as a symbol of purification after the day’s excitement.
• Use OmBhakti Haldi-Kumkum instead of synthetic tikka products when doing tilak for elders and deities.