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They play phag which is a game of many colourful hues, among the newly fragrant Jasmine bowers. About this time the Silk Cotton or Kesaria trees burst into bloom with bunches of deep orange flowers.
It is said that Krishna made a concoction of these flowers and used it to shower the gopis with colour.
This tradition continues even today. The gesture of throwing colour over each other (in many Krishna temples, even the idols are given a bath or sprinkling of colour), is a joyous celebration of the rejuvenation of nature, and renewed hope of happiness and peaceful co-existence.
Metaphorically, Krishna is called the artist who dyes this world in the hues of bliss and joy and the devotee prays that he should be included in this divine grace and benevolence.
Holi is once again a time for feasting. Garlands of batashas or sugar discs in pink and white, are given to friends. Gujias with sweet fillings, puranpoUs with jaggery flavour, sanjoris filled with semolina halwa and different varieties of pancakes are eaten on this occasion. On festive occasions Parsis use this silverthaliiii with auspicious items: rose petals, a coconut, a rose water sprinkler, alamp, rice and vermillion. Though Parsi festivals are reminiscent of their central Asian origin, they also offer an insight into their total assimilation in India.
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