The 40-day festival began with the laying of Holi danda on Panchami, where the Holi festival started by blowing Gulal.
A 40-day Holi festival started in Vrindavan with the banning of Basant Panchami on Tuesday. Gulal fiercely attacked Banke Bihari temple. This is the first festival of Vrindavan after Corona, when the number of devotees is more than the previous Basant Panchami. Last year, Corona had arrived in the country before Holi. Even then Holi was celebrate normally in Braj.
More devotees came from last year –
Over 10 lakh devotees visited Braj during Holi last year, while there were 30-40 thousand devotees in Vrindavan on Basant Panchami. This time the figure has reached 80 thousand to one lakh. Once again there is glee in the entire Braj region (from Mathura to Gokul, Nandgaon to Barsana and Govardhan). There are two reasons for this. First, Haridwar Kumbh pre-Vaishnav meeting i.e. Vrind Kumbh has started in Vrindavan from Tuesday itself.
New guidline released –
Secondly, after the start of the new year in Vrindavan, the cases of corona have been negligible. According to the district medical officer of Mathura, there has not been a single positive case of corona in the district in the last five days. A center for corona investigation has been establishe in the Kumbh region. 8 km on the Yamuna coast of Vrindavan. Kumbh Nagar has been establish in the area.
The first royal bath is on the upcoming Maghi Purnima (27 February). It includes four sects of Vaishnavites and three Vairagi arenas. Here, instructions are given on social distancing, wearing masks on loudspeakers. However, it does not appear to be followed.
The Yamuna Expressway and Delhi-Agra Highway are heavily jamm by roads coming to Vrindavan. After about a year, such an occasion has come when Vrindavan’s Dharamshalas, guest houses and hotels are taking a walk. Groups of people are seen passing in the streets, streets.
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