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	rangabharani ekadashi
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vivaran	'rangabharani ekadashi' ka hindoo dharm mean b da hi mahattv hai. uttar pradesh ke kee sthanoan par isi din se 'holi' prarambh ho jati hai.
anuyayi	samast hindoo tatha pravasi bharatiy
tithi	phalgun, shukl paksh ki ekadashi
dharmik manyata	mana jata hai ki isi din shiv parvati se vivah ke pashchath pahali bar apani priy nagari kashi aye the. rangabharani ekadashi ka parv kashi mean maan parvati ke pratham svagat ka pratik hai.
sanbandhit lekh	holi, holika, holika dahan, hiranyakashipu, prahlad
any janakari	'rangabhari ekadashi' ka kashi mean vishesh mahattv hai. is din baba vishvanath ka vishesh evan bhavy shrriangar hota hai, jo prativarsh keval rangabhari ekadashi, dipavali, annakoot tatha mahashivaratri par hi hota hai.

rangabharani ekadashi pratyek varsh phalgun mah mean shukl paksh ki ekadashi ko kaha jata hai. isi din 'amalaki ekadashi' bhi manaee jati hai. yah ekadashi shri vishveshvar bhagavan 'kashivishvanath' ke lie kri da ka parv hai. aisa mana jata hai ki isi din bhagavan shiv mata parvati ke sath kashi pahuanche the. isi karanavash is din kashi mean 'holi' ka parvakal praranbh ho jata hai.

mahattv

pauranik paramparaoan aur manyataoan ke anusar phalgun ki shukl paksh ki ekadashi ko b da mahattv diya jata hai. is ekadashi ko 'rangabharani ekadashi' evan 'amalaki ekadashi' kahate haian. is ekadashi ki visheshata ke tin mukhy karan haian^[1]-

mana jata hai ki isi din shiv parvati se vivah ke pashchath pahali bar apani priy nagari kashi aye the. rangabharani ekadashi ka parv kashi mean maan parvati ke pratham svagat ka pratik hai.
manyata ke anusar isi din bhagavan vishnu ne srishti ki rachana hetu brahma ji evan aanvale ke vriksh ko janm diya tha.
ek any manyatanusar isi din shyam baba ka mastak pahali bar shyam kuand mean prakat hua tha. isalie is din lakhoan shyam bhakt shyam darshan hetu khatoo jate haian.

baba vishvanath ki yatra

'rangabhari ekadashi' ka kashi mean vishesh mahattv hai. is din baba vishvanath ka vishesh evan bhavy shrriangar hota hai, jo prativarsh keval rangabhari ekadashi, dipavali, annakoot tatha mahashivaratri par hi hota hai. is shubh avasar par shiv parivar ki chal pratimayean kashi vishvanath mandir mean laee jati haian. phir baba shri kashi vishvanath mangal vadhyayantro ki dhvani ke sath apane kashi kshetr ke bhraman par apani janata, bhakt, shraddhaluoan ko ashirvad dene saparivar nikalate haian. shivagan unaki pratimaoan par v samast janata par rang v gulal u date, khushiyaan manate chalate haian. is prakar kashi ki sabhi galiyaan rang abir se sarabor ho jati haian aur har har mahadev ka udgosh sabhi dishao mean guanjayaman ho jata hai. is prakar kashi kshetr ek bar phir se jivit ho uthata hai. isake bad shri mahakal ko saparivar mandir garbh sthan mean le jakar shrriangar kar abir, rang, gulal adi chadhaya jata hai. is din se varanasi mean rang khelane ka silasila praranbh ho jata hai aur vah lagatar chh: din tak chalata hai.^[1]

aanvala vriksh ki utpatti

srishti ki rachana hetu jab narayan bhagavan ne brahma ki utpatti ki, usi samay bhagavan ne aanvale ke vriksh ko bhi banaya. is vriksh ko vishnu ne adi vriksh ke roop mean pratishthit kiya. isalie isake har aang mean bhagavan ka sthan mana gaya hai. bhagavan vishnu ne kaha hai- "jo prani svarg aur moksh prapti ki kamana rakhate haian, unake lie phalgun shukl paksh mean jo pushy nakshatr mean ekadashi ati hai, us ekadashi ka vrat atyant shreshth hai." isalie is ekadashi ko 'amalaki ekadashi' ke nam se jana jata hai. is din vishnu bhakt ekadashi ka vrat rakhate haian evan moksh ki prapti hetu bhagavan vishnu aur aanvale ke vriksh ki pooja archana karate haian.

khatooshyam ji ka mela

phalgun mah ke shukl paksh ki ekadashi ko hi rajasthan ke sikar mean khatooshh‍yam ji ka phalgun mela lagata hai. yah mela apane adbhut bhaktimay svaroop aur virat janabhagidari ke karan rajasthan mean hi nahian, parantu poore vishv mean vikhyat hai. sikar ke khatoo mandir mean pandav mahabali bhim ke pautr evan ghatotkach ke putr vir barbarik ka shish vigrah roop mean virajaman hai. barbarik ko unaki atulaniy virata v tyag ke karan bhagavan krishna se yah varadan mila tha ki kaliyug mean barbarik svayan krishna ke nam evan svaroop mean pooje jaeange. phalatah barbarik shri shyam baba ke roop mean khatoo dham mean pooje jate haian. barbarik ka shish phalgun shukl ekadashi ko prakat hua tha. isalie is upalakshy mean phalgun mas mean shukl paksh ki dashami se dvadashi tak vishal mela lagata hai, jisamean vishv bhar se lakhoan ki sankhya mean shraddhalu darshan ke liye ate hai. yah mela phalgun shukl dashami se dvadashi tak tin dinoan tak chalata hai evan yah holi se kuchh samay poorv hi lagata hai.^[1]

holi ki shuruat

uttar pradesh ke anek sthanoan par 'rangabharani ekadashi' ke din se holi ke tyohar ki shurooat ho jati hai. pratyek ghar mean suhagin vrat rakhane ke sath hi aanvala vriksh ki pooja karati haian aur pushpoan ya rang se bhagavan ke sath holi khelatian haian. isake sath holi ka kram praranbh ho jata hai. mathura sthit mandir shri baanke bihari maharaj evan dvarikadhish maharaj mean holi ki shurooat isi din se ho jati hai.

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adhar

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madhyamik

poornata

shodh

tika tippani aur sandarbh

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 kyoan hai phalgun shukl ekadashi itani vishesh (hindi) aaunalain prasad.k aaum. abhigaman tithi: 04 march, 2015.

bahari k diyaan

sanbandhit lekh

varnamala kramanusar lekh khoj

a a i ee u oo e ai o au aan k kh g gh n ch chh j jh n t th d dh n t th d dh n p ph b bh m y r l v sh sh s h ksh tr jn rri rri aau shr aah

[aa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 kyoan hai phalgun shukl ekadashi itani vishesh (hindi) aaunalain prasad.k aaum. abhigaman tithi: 04 march, 2015.

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