Holi is a festival of colors and is celebrated by Hindus across the world. Hindus not just in India, but also in Nepal, Mauritius, USA, UK, Guyana, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago and many other nations celebrate the festival in honor of Bhakt Prahlad and his devotion to Lord Vishnu.
Holi—the festival of colours, around the world – Indian Weekender https://t.co/KDmT97nKcv pic.twitter.com/6q03E0XGc9
— Trinidad and Tobago (@TriniTweets) March 9, 2017
As the festival of colors, it is played with much fervor across the world by Hindus and therefore is one of the most famous of the Hindu festivals. Diwali and Thaipusam are other major Hindu festivals.
Keeping in mind the festive occassion, the British Museum shared these 19th-century painting pictures on Twitter to make the day even better:
The British Museum official handle also tweeted:
Today Hindus across the world are celebrating #Holi – the spring festival of colours!
Today Hindus across the world are celebrating #Holi – the spring festival of colours! These are 19th-century paintings of the festivities pic.twitter.com/v8Df8E2KeO
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) March 13, 2017
But it isn’t just about Holi festival alone for which the British Museum won admiration.Earlier too, it won the praise from Hindu statesman Rajan Zed after it started an exhibit on Lord Ganesha and displayed 13th-century sculpture and related items in 5 of the UK museums.
We commend #BritishMuseum for touring exhibit #CelebratingGanesha, displaying 13th C #LordGanesha sculpture & related items in 5 UK museums.
— Rajan Zed (@rajanzed) January 16, 2016
