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
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