Our First Holi!

This week we celebrated our first Holi. Holi seems to be a fun festival and mumma says its papas favorite too. Based on what we saw, we can understand why he loves it so much. Holi is a festival where Hindus celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring and all the colors it brings. It has two parts. On the first day there is a bonfire similar to that on Lohri and the second day is the fun one, where everyone throws color one each other.

The first day mumma, dadu, dadi and us of course, went to the mandir. They had the bonfire lit there. Since it was a cold night, we didn't want to get out of our car seats as we were nice and cozy so we just took some pictures in them. However, when we went inside the mandir we took more pictures.

We were told by Papa, that the actual fun part of Holi is when people throw color on each other. So the next day when we woke up we all celebrated Holi by putting color on each other. We were getting the idea of why this was papa's favorite festival. Here are some pictures from that day. We also did a special photo shoot for Holi.

Dressed For Holi and playing with color!

I kinda like this festival!

This is fun!!

There is all this color on me!! I can feel it!

Now you are talking! A festival where its OK to get dirty!

Mom and Dad enjoying putting color all over us!

Happy Holi!

That was not all!!! Papa really wanted us to understand why he loved Holi as a child and wanted to make sure we followed in his footsteps. He invited some of their friends; Devyani Auntie, Vikas Uncle, Gaurav Uncle, Grishma Auntie. It was a fun packed day! Everybody was throwing color and water balloons on each other while enjoying some beers outside and listening to music from the car.

Chilling Outside watching the festivities!

Dadu and Dadi Playing Holi

Enjoying Holi in my colorful Holi Outfit

This is kinda hippie

Dad drinking a  beer after playing holi

Dadu getting the ammunition ready! Filling water balloons

Wow they are playing quite tame! 

That's what we thought! The madness was yet to come! 

I'll get you back!!!

Oh Oh Mom got hit too!

The Batras!

The uncles!

Mom and Dad playing Holi

Vikas Uncle enjoying the music!

Malhotras

Chillin by the music house!

The best part of the day was the plan that that mom and dad put together to get Dadi wet as she kept running away from all the fun. Papa got Devyani Auntie involved and she threw a bucket of water on Dadi. Papa was trying to engage Dadi so she wouldnt figure it out and lastly Mumma was taking the pictures, Enjoy the progression of pictures.

Papa trying to engage dadi for a photograph so that she doesn't suspect anything.

Devyani Auntie sneaking up with the water

Dadi posing for picture while Devyani Auntie drops the bucket of water.

Look at the water!

Its still flowing

The downpour!

Its still going!

Dadi is all wet!

Dadi got the whole bucket! Down to the last drop!

Dadi figured out the plan!

Devyani Auntie running away from the site of the crime.

Happy Holi Dadi!

Our buddies; Anaya, Mahin and Rayan did not play holi as much, we wonder why! They were playing with our sunglasses. Hey guys, better watch out coz we loved Holi and cant wait for next year to play it with you all... so watch out!

HAPPY HOLI!!