There are several mythology and rituals associated with ‘Holi’ – the festival of colours, which has been celebrated in India for thousands of years.
One such legend says that Lord Krishna as a young boy asked his mother Yashoda why he was dark, while Radha was so fair. His mother playfully suggested that he could throw colours on Radha and change her complexion to any colour of his choice. Lord Krishna was quite fascinated with this idea and smeared Radha and other Gopis with colours. In fact the Holi of Braj, Mathura, Barsana and Vrindavan are world famous for its connections with the divine love plays of Lord Krishna and Radha.
‘Gokul Pithe’ – a Bengali sweet, traditionally made during the festival of ‘Makar Sankranti’ was apparently considered to be a favourite of Lord Krishna.