| March 14:
Falgun
sud 15:
Holi, Bhagatji Maharaj's Birthday (Click
here to
learn more)
Celebrates the protection
of Prahlad from his father, the demon-king Hiranyakashipu.
Prahlad was seated in a fire with his aunt, Holika. She perished
in the fire, but Prahlad survived.
In the Swaminarayan Sampraday, devotees celebrate the birthday
of Bhagatji Maharaj, the second spiritual successor of Bhagwan
Swaminarayan.
March
15: Falgun
vad 1: Dhuleti/Pushpadolotsav
(Click
here
to learn more)
This is a spring festival,
in which people rejoice by spraying each other with colored
water.
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