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Karuna Shankar Pandey said: “The tradition has been in practice since time immemorial and also has reference in Skand Purana and ancient texts.” Varanasi: Keeping up the unique local tradition of ‘masan mein chita bhasma Holi’ (playing Holi with pyre ash at cremation ground), local devout on Monday assembled at the Manikarnika Ghat and smeared each other with ash from pyres and ‘gulal’ amid burning pyres, a day after Rangbhari Ekadashi.Before playing Holi with ash and gulal (dry colour), the devotees offered prayers at the temple of Mahashamashan Nath, the lord of cremation ground. They then smeared colours and ash on each other while dancing to the tunes of folk song -- ‘Khele Masane mein Holi Digamber, khele masane mein Holi (Lord Shiva playing Holi at cremation place....)”.It is an age-old tradition of the city to celebrate death with the hope of attaining ‘moksha’ (salvation), said an organiser.Mythologically, Lord Shiva celebrates Holi with his devotees at Kashi Vishwanath temple after coming here with Goddess Parvati on the occasion of Rangbhari Ekadashi.Event organiser Gulshan Kapoor said, “Since Lord Shiva’s ethereal ‘ganas’ (followers) like ghosts do not get a chance to play colours on Rangbhari Ekadashi, the Lord himself comes to the cremation ground to play Holi of ash with them on the next day.”A local priest Pt.
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