Bhilwara's Unique Holi: Devotees Play with Cremation Ash at Midnight in Mokshdham

• Bhilwara's Mokshdham hosts a unique Holi celebration where devotees play with cremation ash instead of colors.
• This 20-year-old tradition mirrors Kashi Vishwanath's Manikarnika Ghat custom, drawing hundreds to the cremation ground at midnight.
• The festival involves a palanquin procession of Bhairav Baba, with devotees smearing each other with pyre ashes.
• Cremation ash is first offered to Baba Bhairav at the ancient Masaniya Bhairavnath Temple, then distributed as 'prasad'.
• Devotees believe receiving this 'bhasm prasad' eliminates suffering, disease, and brings happiness and prosperity.