#Holi Punhi- 2022
This year's Holi festival has started in Bhaktapur along with Chir Swayagu (Chir Thadyae) on the day of Fagun Shukla Ashtami.
Holi festival, which is celebrated with the arrival of spring, is a festival celebrated by exchanging colors, blushing, forgetting mutual animosity and exchanging happiness. But the context of celebrating this festival in Bhaktapur is different.
It is believed that the Holi festival started with a three-part rag with a colorful cloth flag at Basantapur in Hanumandhoka of Kathmandu, while in Bhaktapur the rag is performed by placing a wooden penis in a tachpal.
The Holi festival, which begins with a three-foot-long and 30-inch round penis-shaped wooden display of Bhimsen's penis on a billboard in front of the Bhimsen temple in front of the Dattatraya temple in Tachpal, Bhaktapur, is celebrated in a very lively and festive manner, especially as a festival of singing and satire.
A wooden penis is inserted through a hole in the middle of the red cloth to reflect the scene of sexual intercourse with the penis. This scene is considered as the sexual intercourse of Bhimsen and Draupadi.
Cultural activist Harisharan Rajopadhyay informed that it is customary to display the gender inside the temple seven days a year on the occasion of Fagu festival.
‘In the past, it was customary to keep only a wooden stick as a symbol of gender. Later it was openly displayed in this way ', he said. He asserted that his confession had been obtained through torture, and that his confession had been obtained through torture.
Cultural activist Rajopadhyay said that the act of burying the rip should be taken as a meeting of Shiv Shakti.
Bhimsen is also one of the 11th incarnations of Mahadev. In that sense, putting it on display can be taken as a symbol of Mahadev and Parvati ', he said.
It is customary for two people to carry the penis on their shoulders and walk around the house and shop around the Dattatraya temple in Tachpal, passing through Inacho, Bachutol, Jela, Jagati, Bramhayani and Chyamasingh. There is a belief that worshiping and visiting the gender brought to the house and shop will lead to prosperity in business. That is why devotees flock to Phagupurnima for the philosophy of gender displayed in the party. On the evening of Phagu Purnima, it is customary for a person to carry the linga in the river at the Bramhayani temple, wash it and put it back in the temple. It is said that a person who carries a penis in this way gets a son.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. However, since Bhimsen's temple was built by King Jagat Prakash Malla in the 17th century, it is estimated that this practice has been in vogue since that time.
From Bhaktapur's Toltol, men and women celebrate the Holi festival by playing traditional flute and slow music, teasing each other with songs and music. Holi's Newari traditional folklore and music are also associated with women and sex. With the arrival of spring, plants start sprouting and greenery starts appearing everywhere and as the flowers begin to bloom, a kind of wave is created in the human mind and brain, so the fickle mind is attracted towards sex, say culturologists.
Holiya Mela, Mayju Masula! Avir bhacha: No, that majula! This song with the meaning of 'I don't know love during Holi and I don't want to keep it any longer?' Popular and famous in the Newari community, this song describes Holi as a festival targeted at women. Similarly, the saying 'Jya Dakan: Tunkan: Ma, Wa He Lase Jit Ma, Wa Lase Madek: Ja He Manaya' means 'I have a mustard garland in the window, I need the same young lady, eat rice till I get that young lady', confirms that Holi is a festival especially for women.
"Since the seventeenth century, the people of the valley have been involved in agriculture. With the advent of spring, people have become more leisurely and leisurely.
He says that although there is a practice of singing sexually explicit songs in Holi, Holi festival is not an obscene festival. He said, "Holi should be considered as a very cultural, purely entertaining and vibrant culture."
Mentioning that the Holi festival conveys the message of ending discrimination among the people, cultural activist Rajopadhyay said that it is an inclusive festival as children, youth, all castes are painted in the colors of Holi and everyone exchanges colors of happiness.
The festival of joy and rejoicing, which has been celebrated for ages, has come to be seen as a social perversion in the society as the present generation does not understand the importance of the festival. According to cultural activists, the festival has turned into a festival of terror due to the extravagant activities of the young generation.
According to the scriptures, Prahlad, the son of a demon named Hiranyakashyapu, was very devout. When his devotion to Vishnu began to shake the whole demonic kingdom, Hiranyakashyapu used many tricks to kill Prahlad. But nothing happens to Prahlad. Hiranyakashyapuki's sister Holika was pleased with her penance and was given a gift by Agnidev that could not be touched by fire.
Similarly, one day Hiranyakashyapu, using his sister Holika, plans to burn Vishnubhakta's son Prahlad in the fire. According to the plan, Holika holds Prahlad in her arms and sits in the fire.
