HOLI FESTIVAL MS, USA 2016 (Travel Blog)

Indian Holi Festival at Sitaram Temple, Jackson MS USA (2016)

Sitaram Temple is a beautiful and huge temple in Jackson Mississippi, USA which is center to many Hindu communities in Mississippi USA. Every year Holi (Colors) festival is celebrated in Sitaram Temple with a huge diversity including Indians, Americans, Pakistanis and other ethnic groups.
This temple has a central building, an Indian ancient Karnata style architecture where a Maha Pandit always greets the worshipers or visitors. Mostly photos are forbidden inside the building where Grand Lords and gods' statues are being displayed. Its a beautful place for religious celebrations.

In Holi festival Kids, women and men visit this place and gather here till 12:00 pm. Food stalls are being displayed to serve Indian traditional food, Dresses and Jewelries. In fact, Sitaram Temple becomes a mini India on this day.

Inside Sitaram Temple Jackson, MS USA 2016.

Luckily, I was invited by my Indian Professors at Alcorn State University, MS USA Mr &Mrs Panicker (South Indian family). I visited and enjoyed the dances, live concert, music, colors sprays, people, food and everything. I specially loved Mango Yogurt Juice, Wadapao and many other south Indian dishes. The dresses were awesome. The people were so friendly. Although, I was from Pakistan but still they let me go inside and it was super amazing.
I will remember this day of my life as experiencing a culture where my great great grandpas used to live together. Thank you all Indians and thank you America.

God bless the United States of America.

Inside Sitaram Temple, Jackson MS USA (Open Food and Entertainment Area)

Holi festival at its peak (Colored clothes as you see behind

Photo with a group of Indian friends on occasion of Holi in Sitaram Mandir, Jackson MS USA. Colors, Dances, Music, company, food and amazing people a perfect company so far.

From Right to left: 

Nitin, Enayat Ullah, Wei Lee, Naveed Khan, Mariana Montero, Akshay Swaraj and Matthew Phan.