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Special puja: Sri Sai Ramanavami festival, International Shirdi Sai Consciousness Prachar Centre, Shri Shirdi Sai Mandir, 106/1, Thunganagar, Herohalli, Magadi Main Road, Vishwaneedam Post, 5.15 a.m.
Gnana Yagna Pravachana Saptaha: Swami Abhaya Chaitanya, Sri Brahma Chaitanya Maharaja Mandira, 1692, Banashankari I Stage, II Phase, 6.15 p.m.
Bala Kanda: Srinivasthirtacharya, Punyadhama, 1/N Block, Rajajinagar, 7 p.m.
Ramavatara: Basavananda, The Banhalore Divine Life Society, Chikbazaar Road, Tasker Town, 6.30 p.m.
Bhagawata: Bannanje Govindacharya, Ragigudda Sri Prasanna Anajneyaswamy Bhakta Mandali Trust, Jayanagar IX Block, 6.30 p.m.
Ramayana: Sree Ramaseva Mandali, Government Junior College, Fort High School Grounds, 6 p.m.
Bhagawad Gita: Swami Sukhabodhananda, Governor T.N. Chaturvedi releases "Karma Yoga — the Inner Alchemy of Action", Malleswaram playground, 6.30 p.m.
Bhandarakeri Math: Ramanavami celebrations, devotional songs by Megha Jayasimha, 1343, Bhagavatashrama, Girinagar, 5.30 p.m.
Sri Kalyana Venkateshwara Temple: Ramanavami celebrations, vocal recital by Chitraprasanna and party, M.S. Ramaiah Road, Gokula, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Rama Seva Mandali: Inauguration of Sri Ramotsava and Golden Jubilee by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Ananthkumar, MP; N.L. Narendra Babu, MLA; G. Srinivas, corporator; Ramamandira playgrounds, Rajajinagar, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Bhakta Anjaneya Swami Devalaya Trust: Pratisthana mahotsava and Kumbhabhisheka, vocal recital by Puttur Narasimha Nayak, Agrahara Dasarahalli, Jaimunirao Circle, 6.30 p.m.
Srirama Seva Samiti: Sri Ramanavami celebrations, vocal recital by R.A. Rama Mani and party, Sri Karanji Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Basavanagudi, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Ramula Sannidhi, Sri Andhra Saraswatha Vignana Sangha: Sri Ramanavami Sangeethotsavam, Dharmaraja Koil Street, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi: Inauguration of 58th Sri Ramanavami Music Festival, open air auditorium, Seshadripuram College, Seshadripuram, 6 p.m.
Sri Vani Education Centre: Sri Ramanavami celebrations, vocal recital by Mysore M. Nagaraj, 4B Cross, 3rd Stage, Basaveshwaranagar, 6.30 p.m.
Sri Rama Seva Mandali: Sri Ramanavami celebrations, flute recital by A.S. Aridhar, India Heritage Academy, 20th Main, 6th Block, Koramangala Layout, 6.30 p.m.
Ken School of Art: Exhibition in memory of founder-teacher R.M. Hadapad, inauguration by Su. Krishna Setty, artist and art critic, Chitra Art Gallery, Kannada Bhavan, 10 a.m.
Suchitra Film Society, Max Mueller Bhavan: Festival of R.W. Fassbinder's films, screening of "The Merchant of Four Seasons", B.V. Karanth Road, 6.45 p.m.
BSNL Employees' Union: Open session of Second Circle Conference, M. Sadananda Auditorium, CTO Compound, Raj Bhavan Road, 4 p.m.
Karnataka State Primary School Teachers' Association: Inauguration of State-level teachers' sammelan by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Palace Grounds, 11 a.m.
 The ‘Holi’ festival is a very fun-filled and popular occasion in the northern part of India. It is an occasion when people smear each other with bright colored powders, which are known as Gulal, and colored water. This festival is celebrated around early March each year. It can be said that ‘Holi’ festival is called a bright festival as a wide range of bright colors is used during it. The people believe that the bright colors represent energy, life, and joy.  There are many legends given as the reason for celebrating ‘Holi’. There is one popular legend that is reputed to bring about the birth of ‘Holi’. It seems that long ago there was an evil king named King Hiranyakasipu. His son, prince Prahlad however was very holy and often prayed to God and this infuriated his father. One day, the wicked king ordered his sister, the demon Holika, to kill his son. The demon Holika, who was immune to fire, captured prince Prahlad and entered a fire furnace. She had done this to kill the prince, however it was her who was burnt to ashes. Prince Prahlad was safe and was not burnt at all. The legend goes that before the demon aunt died, she begged for prince Prahlad’s forgiveness and the prince forgave her and announced that her name would be remembered once a year. Thus the festival ‘Holi’ was created. There is also another story behind the festival of ‘Holi’ and it is based on the everlasting love between Krishna and Radha. It seemed that in the Hindu mythology Lord Krishna was known to court Radha and the light-hearted mischievous courtship of his was linked to Holi. Thus Holi is known to be the celebration of love between the two of them. |
