A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.100
A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.100
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² [The Holī (also styled Hutāshani, Phālguni and Shimga) is in origin a celebration of the vernal equinox, and commencing on the first day of the Hindu month Phalgun, whence its name Phālguni, or ‘fructifier,’ lasts for twenty days. The name Hutāshani, or ‘fiery,’ is an allusion to the practice of kindling the bonfire in a hole dug in