Butter holi : Every year ; villagers of Dayara Bugyal in Uttarakhand celebrate Butter Holi.
Dayara Bugyal is a high altitude meadow in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.
Andhuri : This butter festival is known as Andhuri in Garhwali language
Well, this Holi is celebrated with butter and butter milk.
Krishna : These simple villagers ,generally farmers and cowherds, worship Lord Sri Krishna.
Thus, they honor their beloved Lord with butter and buttermilk.
They sing and dance in honor of Lord Sri Krishna.
Naturally, many among them dress up like Sri Krishna ; Gops and Gopis.
This unique festival is celebrated after advent of summer.
It is their way to express gratitude to Krishna for saving their lives and livelihood during harsh cold.
Fact : Uttarakhand often goes through sub zero temperature during winter.
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Prayer : Sri Ganeshaya Namah Jai Sri Ram Narayan Jai Badri Nath ji Namo Parvatipataye Har Har Mahadev Shambo Kaun Nahi Janath Hai Jag Me Kapi Sankatmochan Naam Tiharo
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