Dol Purnima

Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat[1], Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region.[2][3] This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna. It is usually celebrated on the full moon night or fifteenth day of the Falgun month mainly by Gopal community.[4]

Dolo Purnima
Festival is dedicated to Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha
Also calledDola Jatra
Observed byHindus of the Indian states/regions of Braj, Rajasthan, Gujarat, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam and Bangladesh
TypeReligious, cultural, spring festival
Celebrationsspraying coloured dye, playing with coloured powder, dancing, greetings, festival delicacies
DatePhalguna Purnima
2023 date07 March in India
FrequencyAnnual
Related toHoli

Significance

Pushtimarg

In Vallabhacharya's Pushtimarg tradition, Dolotsav is celebrated with high enthusiasm. The idols of Radha Krishna are placed in special swing called Hindola and their devotees plays with a variety of colours. The main centre of the attraction in Hori-Dol is the temple of Shrinathji, [5]which is considered as the main place of worship for members of this tradition.[6]

Radha Vallabha Sampradaya

This festival is also celebrated with great fervor and enthusiasm in Radha Vallabh Sampradaya and Haridasi Sampradaya where the idols of Radha Krishna are worshipped and offered colours and flowers to commence the festivities.

Gaudiya Vaishnavism

In Gaudiya Vaishnavism, this festival is further more significant as it was the day when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born who was also worshipped as the combined avatar of Radha and Krishna. He was a great saint and a philosopher who played an important part in flourishing the Bhakti movement in India. He was also the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition.

Celebration

On this auspicious day, the murtis of Krishna and his beloved Radha, richly adorned and besmeared with colored powder. In Braj, Bengal, Odisha and Assam, the murtis of Radha Krishna are taken out in procession in a swinging palanquin, decorated with flowers, leaves, colored clothes and papers.[7] The procession proceeds forward to the accompaniment of music, blaring of conch shells, trumpets horn and shouts of joy or victory and 'Hôri Bola'.

In the region of Assam, the festival is marked by singing songs, like "Phaku khele korunamoy" by the 16th Century Assamese poet Madhavdev, especially at the Barpeta Satra.[8] The 15th century saint, artist and social reformer Srimanta Sankardev celebrated Doul at Bordowa in Nagaon, Assam.[9] The festival also includes playing with colours made usually from flowers traditionally.

In South India, the kirtan compositions of the 15th century poet, Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are sung in the evening.[10]

See also

Bibliography
  • Verma, Vanish (2002). Fasts and Festivals of India. New Delhi: Diamond Pocket Books.

References
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  3. "Holi | Definition, Holiday, Story, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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  5. "Dolotsav". www.nathdwara.in. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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  8. Karmakar, Rahul (21 March 2019). "Where Holi is 'sung,' not merely played". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. Huzuri, Dhaneswar. "Doul Utsow Aru Iyar Tatporzyo". Vikaspedia. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  10. Wicks, Yasmina (2018-11-26). Profiling Death. Neo-Elamite Mortuary Practices, Afterlife Beliefs, and Entanglements with Ancestors. BRILL. p. 40. ISBN 978-90-04-39177-2.
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