Festival of India spectator participation from other cultural and religious groups. The Holi festival or ‘festival of colours’ originates from India. The festival involves people spraying others with water or dousing each other in colour. All are welcomed to enjoy the festivities. The festivals roots and reasoning’s are contested, but ISKCON believes the festival was created in homage of the God Krishna. Krishna (the eighth avatar of Vishnu) as myth had it, would playfully spray coloured water over his friends and visa-versa. The festival takes place in February or March and acts as a new year’s, each beginning free or past grievances. Holi
Tara (given name) accepted as being a female name in Western societies, although there have been men who carried the name (such as Tara Browne). It is also often considered a female name in Asia, due to its connection to several goddesses. For instance, Tara is a female Buddha in Buddhism and a Tara is a goddess in Hinduism. Tara (given name) Tara is a given name with multiple meanings in different cultures. The name is popular in Ireland and Australia. It was popular in the United States during the 1970s, probably due to Tara being the name of the O'Hara's plantation in