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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Dhuleti canonical 1

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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 ⓘ