Published on 02:13 PM, March 12, 2017

Hindu community celebrating Dol Purnima

Hindus are celebrating the Dol Purnima Utsab, a major festival of the Hindu community, across the country on Sunday, March 12, 2017.Photo: Prabir Das
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Hindu community people are celebrating the Dol Purnima Utsab, a major festival of the Hindu community, across the country today.

On the day of the Dol Purnima, Hindus visited the shrines, temples and offer colours at the feet of idol of Lord Sri Krishna and Sri Radhika.

Hindus are celebrating the Dol Purnima Utsab, a major festival of the Hindu community, at Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Photo: Prabir Das
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.

Hindus are celebrating the Dol Purnima Utsab, a major festival of the Hindu community, at Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Photo: Prabir Das
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