Friday, March 9, 2012

Dol jatra at Srikhanda thakur bari Dol Purnima

Holi festival is celebrated as Dol Purnima or Dol Jatra or Dol Yatra in Bengal. It is celebrated on Falgun Purnima, the Full Moon day in Falgun month. Dol Purnima is dedicated to Lord Sri Krishna and the festival is also known as Basontotsav. Dol Purnima also marks the birthday of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu once visited Vrindavan, where he observed the Holi festival. After his return to Bengal, he pondered deeply and decided to introduce the festival but in a different form. It came to be known as Dolyatra.Shri Chaitanya said to his followers, "Go to the Krishna temple on that day, and apply red powder and red colour to Krishna. Then you should play with the red powder and colour amongst yourselves." And those who gave red powder and colour to others would also feed them with malpoa, the delectable sweet. So it is neither Holi festival nor Phaguya – it is the Dolyatra of Shri Krishna.Ithe days of Mahaprabhu, the prevailing rule was to seek the prior permission of the person to whom you were going to give the red powder. If that person gave permission, then only could you smear him with coloured powder, and then treat them to malpoa.(source:from internet) 
Like every year Dol jatra celebrated at Srikhanda Thakurbari and a little fair also organized at this place by Srikhanda Madhumati Samity.


Mahaprabhu on dol jatra at Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple
Gopinath and Mahaprabhu Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple
Srikhanda Radha Gobinda temple on dol jatra
Radha Krishna at Srikhanda Madan Gopal temple on Dol jatra
In first and second Picture you see lord chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Shree Shree Radha Madan Mohan Temple better known as srikhanda Majher bari. In third picture you see lord Radha Krishna in Shree Shree Radha Madan Gobinda temle and Shree Shree Radha Madan Gopal temple better known as Srikhanda dakhin bari and Srikhanda uttar bari.
Raju Kar selling Papad and telebhaja and tea on dol jara at srikhanda
Tapan kar selling Papad and telebhaja on dol jara at srikhanda

at closing time for this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda

Handmade murti of clay on this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda

Apurba Kar selling Jalebi  on dol jatra at srikhanda

father and his little son selling Handmade murti of clay on this fair on dol jatra at srikhanda
these are some view of this dol jatra fair.Here you see various handmade item selling at this fair. Also various food item like Rasgolla, telebhaja, papad, ghughni etc.
Kirtan at Srikhanda Radha Madan Mohan temple on dol jatra
Srikhanda Radha Gobinda temple on dol jatra
At second last pictures you see khandabasi singing kirtan at srikhanda majherbari. At last you see Srikhanda Dakhinbari Thakur. Find these picture on Facebook and also Google plus.Jai Radha Krishna, Jai Mahaprabhu.