Descendants of Nawabs keeping Holi traditions alive
Lucknow: Keeping the spirit of "Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb" of Avadh alive, the descendants of the nawabs here continued to organise Holi festivities and celebrate the festival of colours with their Hindu brethren.
The royal families residing around the city station area here have been organising holi functions to share the joy and mirth associated with the festival, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood nurtured since the times of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
The descendants of the Nawabs as well as the womenfolk not just offer gujiyas to the Holi revellers but also take great joy of smearing gulal on each other as per the Avadhi traditions and Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb, Nawabzada Sayad Masoom Raza said on Tuesday .The Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb refers to the composite culture of the area.
The royal families residing around the city station area here have been organising holi functions to share the joy and mirth associated with the festival, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood nurtured since the times of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
The descendants of the Nawabs as well as the womenfolk not just offer gujiyas to the Holi revellers but also take great joy of smearing gulal on each other as per the Avadhi traditions and Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb, Nawabzada Sayad Masoom Raza said on Tuesday .The Ganga-Jamuna tehzeeb refers to the composite culture of the area.
posted by temporal at 3/11/2009
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