The Vasanta Ritu or the Spring season sending the positive message that it has finally arrived. The mild fragrance of the Krishnachura and Palash flowers reminding the Basanta Utsav is close-by. It's the right time to paint lives with cheerful and vibrant colours. The magic would be soon starting from the narrow lanes of cities to the nooks and corners of different states of India and abroad. People including the children and the aged would drench in the colourful waters to celebrate the moment. Slowly but steadily, the shops in the market gets adorned with red, pink, green, violet colours. So, this is the right time to plan out the way you would like to celebrate the event and arranging for it. To add to the festive mood and spirit today, Life Breezy plans to suggest some useful tips to gear up for the upcoming occasion.
Pick any of the colours available in the market according to your choice out of red, green, violet, pink, etc. Even pinches of gold and silver carries that extra edge required during the celebration. All these colours available in small and medium sizes plastic and glass bottles in boxes. Each of the boxes holds twelve bottles. The price of the small bottle (per piece) is RS 12 while the price of the medium size bottle is RS 20.
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Apart from bottles, colours available in packets and tin boxes as well. If you plan to buy a 20 gram colour pouch it would cost you around RS 50. On the other hand a 250 gram of colour tin-box would cost you around RS 250. So, you need to buy according to your need. However, boxes containing golden and silver colours available as well. The price of the bottles ranges from RS 10 to RS 15. Moreover, the new attraction of the Holi 2015 is spray colours. As you spray the colours would come out as foam in the air. The price of spray colour ranges from RS 50 to RS 70.
Pichkaris and balloons deserve a special mention as these hold an important place in the celebration . After all, the youngsters fond of playing Holi with these. Oops! Even the grown up don't shy away holding these in the hands in the midst of the event. So keeping this trend in mind this year the shops in the market getting flooded with different types of pichkaris between the price tags of RS 30 to RS 100. Hold on! If you are planning for something new then plan to buy a Pipe Pichkari available in the price ranges of RS 100 to RS 300. Besides, special designer pickharis available for the children in the form of Chota Bheem, Doraemon, dolls, rockets, guns, etc. Moreover, balloons filled with coloured waters also used in the celebration. So balloons of different sizes available in the price ranges of RS 50 to RS 100.
Holi brings a lot of fun and cheer for children. Apart from the balloons and pichkaris, you may plan to invest some amount in colourful caps, caps with different hairstyles, paper caps, masks, etc for your children. The price of these vary from RS 50 to RS 150.
Besides, colorful Abir add another dimension in the event. Tradition of putting Abir on the feet of elders for blessings and on the face of youngsters for pampering has its own charm during the pious event. The price of 100 grams of Abir ranges from RS 100 to RS 150.
Now that you have these updated tips at your finger tips, make sure to do all your preparation for the event before hand lest you miss on something. If you prepare yourself before hand for the event it's you who would make the most out it along with your family and friends. However, be safe and be a part of a safe Holi. Avoid chemical colors as these impact the overall texture of skin. While putting colors on others make sure that it does not get into the eyes. A bit of safety and precaution from your side would go a long way to enjoy the festival in the right spirit. Life Breezy wishes you a very happy and prosperous Holi, 2015!