Holi Celebration

Happy Holi to All!

Hope you all enjoyed Holi with your near and dear ones. Holi conjures up images of beautiful colors and the song that comes to mind is the ever popular 'Rang Barase...'. People let go of their inhibitions this day, indulge in colours and meet & greet each other with love. We had a good time celebrating Holi in NJ and here are some pictures. There was a lot of traffic, the cops were doing a great job trying to keep it moving . There were more than 10, 000 people who had gathered for the Holi celebration, the fire was really big and there was color in the air. People were enjoying throwing colors on each other (luckily it was all dry color) and having a good time, some more enthusiastic than others! My jeans, winter jacket, shoes & socks had lots of color on them. Also the people were trying to get their hands on the oh-so-tasty burnt coconut from the fire. Prashad consisting of Paratha, chole & jeera rice was served after that. We were in midst of such lively atmosphere.

As a kid I was scared of all the colorful water that everyone used to slam on the faces, I used to run away from all that. My lil' sis on the other hand would go out and play colors with each and every group that came to our house. The main attraction for me used to be the delicious food that my mom cooked. I'm trying to continue this tradition at my home now.