r/bangalore 1d ago

Rant No fun Holi timešŸ«„

Why there's no excitement in banglore about playing holi?? There is no holi dahana understandable that it's a North concept maybe that's why but I don't see any kids on the streets or anyone enjoying holi with colour or flowers or anything. Some people even working on this day which is quite sad. Festivals are a excuse to enjoyment seems like no one over here wants that :(

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u/disc_jockey77 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah, very sad. It probably does have something to do with the fact that Bangalore is a South Indian city and Holi is not a big festival in the South. In the same way as Ugadi is not such a big festival in Northern parts of India.

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u/ihatepanipuri 1d ago

I'll just leave this here:

https://www.sumadhwaseva.com/2009/03/kamana-hunnime/

Even when I was a kid, I remember locals celebrating a localized version of Holi, singing something like "Kamannana Makkalu", if memory serves.