Anduri Utsav

  • Recently, Anduri Utsav was celebrated at Dayara Bugyal of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.
  • The Anduri Utsav is a festival of Uttarakhand in which villagers of Dayara Bugyal play ‘Holi’ by applying milk and butter instead of Gulal on each other.
  • It is also known as ‘Butter Festival’.
  • Earlier this festival was celebrated by throwing cow dung on each other but now milk, butter, and buttermilk are used.
  • The festival is a way of expressing gratitude to Lord Krishna, who is believed to have protected the cattle from evil forces while they were grazing in the bugyal.
  • Bugyal means a meadow or ....
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