LIFESTYLE
DNA Web Team | Mar 28, 2021, 09:30 AM IST
1.Green
Mix an equal quantity of henna powder with flour to form a homemade green colour. Make sure it is a pure henna powder with no additional ingredients like amla which is meant to leave colour.
This henna powder will only be used to make a dry gulal, which you can dust off after playing.
2.Red/Magenta
Take a beetroot and grate it. Now squeeze the coloured juice from the grated beetroot. In a bowl take a good quantity of talcum powder or cornflour. Now start mixing the juice to the powder slowly and rub the mixture with your hand, to create a hard mixture.
On a plain plastic wrap, take the mixture out and leave it to air dry. After a few hours, check if the mixture is dried and put that in a grinder. Grind it until desirable powder is achieved.
For red colour, another method that can be used is to mix the roli (sindoor) powder in a bowl with double the amount of talcum powder. This method is recommended for only those, who are not allergic to roli powder.
3.Orange
To obtain a beautiful orange colour, peel off four oranges and grind the peel with a little amount of water. In a bowl, take a good amount of talcum powder or crushed Multani mitti (fuller's earth).
Slowly mix the orange paste with the powder in the bowl and rub it with your hands. Make sure to make a heavy mixture. Take out the mixture on a plastic wrap, and let it dry. After two-three hours take the dried mixture and grind it in a mixture jar. Your orange colour is ready for use.
4.Yellow
To create your own homemade yellow colour, take turmeric powder in a bowl and mix it with double of its quantity's gram flour (besan), wheat flour, or crushed Multani mitti (fuller's earth). For bringing fragrance to your colour, you can add talcum powder to create the mixture.
5.Significance
This year Holi will be celebrated on March 29. Even though it is a predominantly Hindu festival, it is celebrated by people of other faiths as well. It marks the arrival of the spring harvest season in the country.
People celebrate the festival by binging on some lip-smacking sweets, thandai and splash coloured powder, water and balloons while chanting 'Holi Hai'.
The evening before Holi is known as Holika Dahan or Chhoti Holi during which people light a bonfire to signify the burning of the demon Holika.
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