~ Hymn For The Weekend, featuring Incredible India

April 2, 2016 by GlobIndian

“Hymn For The Weekend” by ColdPlay (British band, lead vocalist Chris Martin), is current US/British top music video 2016, was shoot in India…See old places, festive colours, old single theatres, ponds, temples, Castles, Landscapes and Riversides….guess it features Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor ?? (check pics below)

Get High on Weekend 😛 😀 :8

Official Video: Hymn For The Weekend -ColdPlay

Is she Bollywood Acctress Sonam Kappor in video?

Image Credit: Screenshot from clip

Sources: ColdPlay, Youtube, google, and all links in post

~ Holi, Colours and Hari OM across the World

March 22, 2015 by GlobIndian

Another gift by India to world! Hindu festival of Holi or Rang Panchami is now hugely popular in west (see clip), which is actually celebrated after community Holika (fire set-up) ritual followed by lord Vishnu worship and prayers, is a symbol of victory over two gunas (roughly means Qualities) – Rajas guna (egoistic/self-centered/selfishness) and Tamas guna (negative/dull/inertia/ignorant) in order to improve remaining third Saatvik Guna (Purity/Goodness/ Harmony/Peaceful/Balance).

Colors here are to activate Panchabhuta (5 elements) of cosmos – Prithvi (earth), Jal (Water), Agni (fire), Vayu (air) and Akasha (ether).

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~ Summer ‘Holi’ Party : New Trend @ UK/Europe

August 3, 2013 by GlobIndian

Summer ‘Holi‘ parties are becoming more popular and crowd puller events (outside India) in recent years. Holi festival is traditionally celebrated in spring for Unity in Diversity, Universal Happiness, promoting Togetherness and Celebrating life with Colours (Read – Holi party new rage in Britain). People throw different coloured powder (generally made up of flower petals and certain plant leaves) in the air and on each other followed by music & open air mass dance party. Sometimes, it is followed by coloured water or simple water/shower, a kind of coloured water rain/shower dance party to beat summer heat 😀

Such Holi parties are regularly organized by HoliOne Organization ; almost whole year (nothing to do with Holi festival as per Indian calendar) at many cities in countries like France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland, UK, USA, Spain, Czech Republic, Brasil, Costa Rica, South Africa (Visit official website of organizer in your city via internet search or ask local tourist office).

Holi One Colour Festival in August 2013

http://vimeo.com/71506730

HoliOne at Lubeck 2013

Holi One Festival Cape Town 2013

http://vimeo.com/61246116

Note: This is not an advertisement for any organization or person or event. I got this news from Newspaper article and this is just a normal personal post. I am not an organizer nor I will. You can search on internet about such events and get more information from official website about; the event, colour power they are using, type of clothing, safety and health, entry fee, ticket booking, other travelling information, do-n-don’ts, etc by yourself. This site is not responsible for any such events and issues. It is readers responsibility to collect more information and verify before attending such events.

Other references/related news:

TimesOfIndia: Holi party new rage in Britain
Information about traditional Holi Celebration in Hindusm @ Wikipedia
Indian Holi pictures@ ReportTage site
Traditional Indian Holi pictures @ IBTIMES page
Incredible Indian holi snaps @ Boston news
Bremen HoliOne festival @ Facebook page

Yes, We Are ONE!!

HAPPY Summer HOLI 🙂

Sources: Google search, Timesofindia, HoliOne page, Wikipedia, Ibtimes, Boston, ReportTage, Facebook, Vimeo clips , Youtube, and other hyperlinks mentioned in the post.Image credit-Wikipedia

~ Happy Holi : Celebrate Festival of Colours

March 27, 2013 by GlobIndian

Festival of Holi is celebrated on 26^th and 27^th March 2013 in India. Holi is a 2 day Hindu/Indian festival of colours to celebrate Unity in Diversity, Love, Togetherness and Happiness. People from all communities come together to celebrate.Families, relatives and Friends hug each other and throw/put colours (made up of flower petals and some special colourful plant leaves/stem). There is special music (dedicated to Holi), Devotional songs, Dance, Special sweet-milk drinks and Delicious food. Holi has Cultural, Social and Biological significance. It also has mythological , spiritual and historical reasons to celebrate. Famous Holi is celebrated in Mathura, where Lord Krishna was born. Here it is a symbol of commemoration of the divine love of Radha (Krishna devotee) for Lord Krishna.

Holi is celebrated outside of India as well. One of the famous Holi celebrations is organised each year at Krishna Temple, Utah, Spanish Fork, USA

If you wish to join the Holi celebration in USA, this year Utah Krishna temple will celebrate Holi/ Colour throwing on 30 and 31^st March 2013 (See details here).

Take your family and friends to Holi festival near your place to celebrate Togetherness, Fun, Food, Music, Dance, Colourful shades and cherish memories for lifetime!

Feel like one Big Family, Feel Unity in Diversity, Feel Joy, Feel Happiness and Little bit of Craziness!!