Dola Purnima, also popularly known as Dolo Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a Hindu swing festival celebrated during the Holi festival of Braj region, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bengal region. This festival is dedicated to the divine couple of Radha and Krishna. It is usually celebrated on the full moon night or fifteenth day of the Falgun month mainly by Gopal community.
Festival is dedicated to Hindu god Krishna and goddess Radha
Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring.
It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna.
Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.
Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the Indian subcontinent of India and Nepal, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
Krishna playing Holi with Radha and gopis
Radha Krishna playing Holi
Lord Narasimha emerging from a pillar and disembowelling Hiranyakashipu (detail), manuscript folio from a Bhagavata Purana, 1760-1770.
Holika bonfire in front of Jagdish Temple in Udaipur, Rajasthan, 2010.