Dola Purnima is a Hindu swing festival celebrating Radha and Krishna on the full moon night of Falgun.
Dola Purnima, also known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav, or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi season in the following states: Bengal, Rajasthan, Assam, Tripura States, Braj and Gujarat.
About Dola Purnima
This festival is held to celebrate the divine couple Radha and Krishna. It takes place on the full moon night, i.e., the fifteenth day of Falgun, and is usually celebrated by the Gopal community. This year we will celebrate it with a big festival on Monday, March 25th. For Hindus, Purnima means “full moon” and is an auspicious day.
The festival’s first day is called ‘Gondh’ and is believed to be the day when Lord Krishna visited Gonuchar.
What is Dol Purnima?
Dol Jatra, also known as Dol Purnima, is the last festival of the year according to the Bengali calendar. People welcome spring with open arms and celebrate this event. Although Holi and Holi are the same festival, both are based on different Hindu stories.
While the Bengali Dore Festival centers around Krishna and Radha, Holi is based on the story of Prahlad, the avatar of Vishnu in northern India. Dole in Vrindavan begins the day after the Phalgun full moon night, according to the Bengali lunar calendar.
According to legend, on this day, Krishna first told Radha how much he loved her while playing with her. Dol means “swing.” After applying the colors, Sakhi commemorates this union by having the couple race on a palanquin, the symbol of jatra (journey). This is how Dol Jatra was performed. Traditional Bengali Dol Jatra is also performed using dry colors.
Meaning of Dol Purnima
It begins with happiness and auspiciousness in Radha Vallabh and Haridasi sampradayas, where the idol of Radha Krishna is worshipped and given colours and flowers passionately devoted to this festival. This event is more critical in Gaudiya Vaishnavism as it celebrates the birthday of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the union of Radha and Kri Shiner. He was a sage and saint essential in developing the Bhakti movement in India. He also founded the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
Dol Purnima 2024 Celebration
On this auspicious day, the murti of Krishna and his beloved Radha are richly decorated and covered with colored powder. Murtis with Radha Krishna carried on swinging palanquins decorated with beautiful materials, flowers, and leaves are celebrated in the Sambang procession of Braj, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal, Odisha, and Afghanistan. The process is accompanied by the clinking of conch shells, trumpets, cries of victory or joy, and “Hàri Bola.”
Singing songs such as “Phaku khele korunamoy” sung by the century Assamese poet Madhavdev, especially in Barpeta Satra, is an essential feature of the Assam region—Celebration for the event. Srimanta Sankardev was a 15th-century social reformer, artist, and saint who observed the Dur at Bordowa in Nagaon, Assam. The festival also organizes color-themed events where flowers are used as decoration.
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