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A total of seven persons were killed in five accidents yesterday. While two people were killed in separate hit and run cases, two motorcyclists were killed after their vehicles hit a road divider, police said today.

A couple — insurance agent Vinay Rai (27) and his wife Deepa (23) — were killed in Mukarba Chowk yesterday when their motorcycle collided with a tempo while their minor children escaped death.

Deepa died on the spot while Vinay succumbed to his injuries at Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital during treatment. Their one-and-half-year-old child escaped unhurt while four-year-old daughter suffered head injuries.
They were on way to the house of Deepa”s parents in Seemapuri to celebrate Holi. The couple and the children resided in Rohini Sector 24.
The families of the couple came to know about the incident after one of the eye-witnesses called a number from Vinay”s mobile which happened to be that of a neighbour, a senior police official said.
“The neighbour then informed the families about the accident after which they rushed to the hospital,” he said.
A drunken brawl during Holi celebrations in central Delhi”s Ranjeet Nagar claimed the life of 18-year-old Sanjeev, a labourer, when he was stabbed allegedly by his friends.
He was celebrating Holi when an argument erupted among the friends, a senior police official said. “The argument soon led a scuffle and in between, somebody stabbed him in the chest,” he said.
All of them were under the influence of alcohol, the official said. Sanjay was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Another person was killed in a separate mishap.
Two teenagers drowned in the capital yesterday while they were taking bath in river Yamuna after celebrating Holi.
Ajit Kumar (18), a student, drowned in the Yamuna in Timarpur area when he went to wash off colours after the celebrations. In a similar incident, 15-year-old Vicky drowned near Nanaksar Gurudwara in Sonia Vihar when he was taking bath in the river.
Police also challaned 7,956 people for various traffic violations including 624 for drunken driving.

To Enjoy more of Holi Festive moods visit Radha Krishna Holi Utsav;
For vivid Description on the festival visit Festivals Of Vrindavan .

Radha Krishna

The tradition of playing with colours on Holi draws its roots from a legend of Radha and the Hindu God Krishna. It is believed that young Lord Krishna was jealous of Radha’s fair complexion. After questioning his mother Yashoda on the darkness of his complexion, Yashoda, teasingly asked him to colour Radha’s face in which ever colour he wanted. In a mischievous mood, Lord Krishna applied colour on Radha’s face, hence the tradition of applying color.

Below are pictures snapped yesterday on the eve of Holi in different parts of the world.

Devotees at the Swaminarayan Temple celebrate the Holi festival of colours with Indian heir to the Swaminarayan Temple, Lalji Maharaj Shri Vrajendraprasdaji Maharaj (unseen) at Swaminarayan Temple in Kalupur, Ahmedabad.

People apply coloured powder to a woman’s face as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours

Revelers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan in New York City.

Indian women play with coloured powder during festivities marking Holi in Calcutta, India.

Pakistani Hindu children celebrate Holi at Swami Narain Temple in Karachi.

A Hindu devotee coloured by powder prostrates himself at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers from New Delhi, India. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

People react after getting splashed by a bucket of water while celebrating the festival of Holi in Kathmandu.

Children smear coloured powder on each other during festivities marking Holi in Gauhati, India.

Bollywood has typically portrayed the mood of Holi from time to time. Hero and heroine getting drenched in colour waters accompanied by hundreds of dancers making merry in the background.

Folk touch in the film songs on Holi have made them all the more popular amongst the masses so much so that the famous Holi numbers have become as much essential part of Holi celebrations as the colours itself.

No Holi celebration can be complete without the famous Amitabh Bachchan number from the film Silsilay. Rang Barse…the song has become the Holi anthem of India.

In the festival which does not recognises any restrictions, the hero, Amitabh openly flirts with his girlfriend, Rekha in front of his wife, Jaya and her husband, Sanjeev Kumar. There was so much fun in that song just as it there in the festival of Holi. Anybody immersed in the spirit of Holi with automatically start humming that number.

An attempt was made to duplicate the magic of that song about two decades later with Mr Bachchan again in the movie Baghbaan, by incorporating the famous folk song- Holi khele Raghubeera..awadh mein Holi khele Raghubeera. The song was an instant success…but no song it seems can manage to reach the height of Rang barse..penned by Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

There are numerous other Holi songs which have made their mark and have become a must when it comes to Holi celebrations. These songs have wonderfully captured the spirit of Holi .

Krishna playing Holi with Gopis

This is a festival that is as much a gateway to celebrate the arrival of spring as much as it is a way to celebrate the season of love. According to the Hindu belief, Krishna was a reincarnation of lord Vishnu himself. It was Krishna, or, Krishn, the king of the ancient city of Dwarka, who popularised the tradition of Holi. The origin of the colorful and frolicking tone of Holi lies in the boyhood of Krishna. It all came up as part of his pranks, he used to play with his boyhood mates of Gokul and Vrindavan. Situated in north India, these are the places where he spent his childhood. It was at this time of year, Krishna used to play pranks by drenching the village girls, with water and colors. At first it offended the girls. But they were so fond of this mischievous boy that soon their anger melted away. And, it did not take long for other boys to join in, making it a popular sport in the village.

Radha & Krishna

Once Brahma was pleased by devotion of Hiranyakashyapu, he granted the king wishes that the king will not be killed by human being or an animal, he will not die either in his home or outside the home, he will not die in the day or at night, he will not die either by astra or shastra, and that he will not die either on land or in the sea or in the air. As this wish was granted, it was completely impossible to kill Hiranyakashyapu by any means and this made him invincible. Hiranyakashyapu ordered people in his kingdom to worship him as a God. Everyone obeyed with the exception of his son Prahlad. Prahlad refused to see his father as a god and stayed devoted to Vishnu.This made Hiranyakashipu very angry and he made various attempts to kill Prahlad. During a particular attempt on Prahlad’s life, King Hiranyakashyapu called upon his sister Holika for help. Holika had a special gift that prevented her from being harmed by fire. Hiranyakashyapu asked her to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad on her lap in the hope that this would kill Prahlad. But as Prahlad chanted Vishnu’s name, Holika was burnt to her death and Prahlad was spared.

For many traditions in Hinduism, Holi celebrates the death of Holika in order to save Prahlad and we see where Holi gets its name. The night before Holi pyres are burnt in North India in keeping with this tradition. It should also be noted that in some parts of India the day is actually called Holika. There are other activities associated with the story of Prahlad, but the burning of Holika is the one that we can most directly associate with Holi. Fire burnt on the eve of Holi (Holika Dahan) symbolizes the burning of Holika. The story as a whole is testament to the power of devotion (bhakta) over the evil represented by King Hiranyakashyapu, as Prahlad never lost his faith.

The burning of Holika is the most common mythological explanation for the celebration of Holi. In different parts of India varying reasons are given for Holika’s death.