Holi 2025: Kashivishwanath Temple will celebrate the festival with gifts from Mathura’s Laddu Gopal

For the first time, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi will celebrate Holi using colours, gulal and abir, sent from Laddu Gopal of Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple in Mathura.

Temple officials said on Monday that for the first time, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi will celebrate Holi using colours, abir, and gulal sent from Laddu Gopal of Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple in Mathura.

An exchange of gifts between two temples.

Vishwabhushan Mishra, Chief Executive Officer of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, said that an exchange of gifts will take place between the two temples, which was initiated for the first time. He said, “As a part of this tradition, a special gift from Kashi Vishwanath Dham was sent to Laddu Gopal in Mathura. In return, offerings, including colours, abir, and gulal, have reached Kashi Vishwanath Dham and will be used in the Holi celebrations on Rangbhari Ekadashi and Holi.”

Devotees from Mathura brought gifts and gulal for Kashi Vishwanath.

Temple authorities said that devotees from Mathura brought gifts and gulal for Kashi Vishwanath, while tribal devotees from Sonbhadra offered herbal gulal made from Palash flowers. Shambhu Sharan, CEO Mishra and Deputy Collector performed rituals and offered herbal gulal to Shri Vishweshwar Mahadev. They added, “A silver palanquin procession of Shri Kashi Vishwanath and Mata Gaura moved through the temple courtyard, with devotees showering flowers, turmeric, abir, and gulal while singing devotional songs.”

The temple authorities said that the 3-day Rangbhari Ekadashi celebrations are being organized in adherence to the temple’s long-standing traditions, preserving religious and cultural heritage.