Benalmádena celebrates the Holi festival this Sunday, with proceeds going towards the maintenance of the town's Hindu temple.

The Hindu community of Benalmádena comes together again to celebrate one of their major traditions, the Holi festival, which commemorates the arrival of spring. This event annually gathers everyone who wants to have a good time, enjoy a splash of color, and savor the typical cuisine and music. The celebration will take place this Sunday, March 30, in front of the Hindu temple located on Gandhi Avenue.

The festival will start at 12:30 PM and will continue until 5:00 PM. Admission is 15 euros in advance and 20 euros on the day of the event. In both cases, children under three years old enter for free. All proceeds from this event will be used, as in previous occasions, for the maintenance of the temple, which is funded among other ways, through the organization of events like this.

Among the new features for this edition is the participation of two DJs from England, specializing in Bollywood music. Attendees will also enjoy instruments such as the dhol, and there will be choreographies for children, a kids' area, and Hindu cuisine.

Among other rites and traditions, this festival is characterized by the importance of color. All participants enjoy music, dance, and food while literally being dyed with vivid colored powders. A whole range of colors loaded with symbolism.

Holi represents a way to celebrate spring, moving from darkness to light, the triumph of good over evil, and thus the prominence of colors, which also serves to eliminate social differences. Moreover, each color holds a meaning: red is a sign of love and marriage; blue represents the god Krishna, and green signifies new beginnings.