Let there be colors. Holi!

The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. The playful throwing of natural coloured powders, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulal" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">gulal</a> has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">neem</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumkum" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">kumkum</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">haldi</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilva" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">bilva</a>, and other medicinal herbs suggested by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Āyurvedic</a> doctors. Many colours are obtained by mixing primary colours. Artisans produce and sell many of the colours from natural sources in dry powder form, in weeks and months preceding Holi. Some of the traditional natural plant-based sources of colours are: <a href="https://medium.com/@qkcfjwf/let-there-be-colors-holi-95cc01aef82b">Read More</a>