होली-धूरिया hōlī-dhūriyā
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Hōlī and Dhūriyā.
Usual translation
- Holi (burning of a demon) and Dhuriya (being coloured by God’s company)
Origin of the definition
The second day of the Holī festival (when the participants throw gulāl powder and coloured water at one another).
(Bābā) It is the memorial of how the soul is coloured with the colours of the company of its Supreme Father.
A festival, a memorial of the confluence age, when on the first day (Holi) people burn everything old; a symbol of burning old sanskars and sins in the fire of yoga. On the second day (Dhurya) people sprinkle each other with coloured water; a symbol of a soul being coloured with God’s knowledge.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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- Thursday 13 March 2025
- Updated
- Thursday 13 March 2025