Dhuleti

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Dhuleti is the vibrant second day of the Hindu festival of Holi, celebrated with the playful throwing of colored powders and water.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival day
religious observance
alsoKnownAs Dhulandi
Rang Panchami (in some regions when observed later)
linked to: Rang Panchami

Rangwali Holi
linked to: Holi
associatedDeity Krishna
Radha
associatedWith festival of colors
playful leelas of Krishna with gopis
spring season
category Hindu festivals
Holi
Spring festivals
celebratedIn Bangladesh
Fiji
Guyana
India
Mauritius
Nepal
Pakistan
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
diaspora Hindu communities
culturalSignificance breaking social barriers
celebration of joy and togetherness
renewal of relationships
features community gatherings
festive foods and sweets
music and dancing
follows Holika Dahan
linked to: Naraka Chaturdashi
hasCustom exchanging festive greetings
visiting friends and relatives
wearing white or light-colored clothes
mainActivity playing with water balloons
smearing colors on faces
sprinkling colored water
throwing colored powders
using water guns (pichkaris)
modernTrend use of herbal and natural colors
observedBy Hindus
partOf Holi
positionInFestival second day of Holi
religion Hinduism
risk skin and eye irritation from synthetic colors
symbolizes arrival of spring
end of winter
victory of good over evil
timeOfYear February or March in Gregorian calendar
Phalguna month of Hindu lunisolar calendar

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Dhulandi alsoKnownAs Dhuleti