Every Spring, This Festival Sees Children in Uttarakhand Visit Homes With Flowers & Songs

Before the sun fully warms the hills of Uttarakhand, the village paths come alive with the sound of soft footsteps and tinkling laughter. It is the first day of Chaitra, and everywhere, the hills are preparing for ‘Phool Dei’, a festival where spring knocks gently on every doorstep. Armed with baskets brimming with fresh flowers, rice, jaggery, and coconut, young girls become messengers of prosperity. From house to house, they scatter petals across thresholds, singing age-old folk songs: “Phool Dei, Chhamma Dei, Deni Dwar, Bhar Bhakar..” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Bett...