Dol Purnima today

The Dol Purnima Utsab, a major festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country today.

Hindus will visit the shrines, temples and offer colours at the feet of idol of Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Radhika.

In accordance with mythology, Dol Purnima, also known as Holi or Dol Jatra, is regarded as the festival of the believers of Boishnobism.

The festival has been introduced marking an auspicious day when Krishna, Radhika and their friends were playing with Abir (a kind of perfumed and coloured powder) at Brindaban in the ancient days.