Holi: Festival Of Colours Celebrated Across India

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People across the country celebrated Holi, also known as the 'festival of colours', on Monday

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Holi is a Hindu festival that signifies the triumph of good over evil and the arrival of spring

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People were seen playing with 'gulal' and dancing to famous Holi songs

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People from the Hindu community also celebrated Holi in other parts of the world, including Pakistan and the US

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Hundreds of devotees also celebrated their first Holi with Ram Lalla after the pran pratishtha ceremony at the Ayodhya Temple

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Holi is celebrated towards the end of the month of Phalguna, according to the Hindu calendar

On the first day of the festival, a bonfire is lit to signify the burning of demoness Holika and is held on the evening of Purnima

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The next day, people play Holi on Padwa, or the first day of the Hindu month of Chaitra

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