Unique Ways To Celebrate Holi In India

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Holi, the festival of colours, symbolises the end of winter and the onset of spring

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Most people celebrate this festival by applying gulal or pouring colours on each other, but there are various other ways in which this festival is celebrated around the country

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Holi unites various groups of people spread across the country and yet celebrates their distinctiveness

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Here is a look at how it is celebrated in various states

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In the Barsana region of Uttar Pradesh, the festival involves the use of lathis (batons). Women beat men with lathis out of fun and not as a punishment

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In the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, the celebration involves wearing traditional clothes and singing and dancing to songs

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In Maharashtra, Holi is also called Shigma or Rang Panchami. The celebrations start after the sunset on Purnima by lighting up a pyre of firewood (Holika Dahan)

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Nihang Sikhs observe Hola Mohalla in Punjab a day before Holi. Their celebration includes an exhibition of different combat practices

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Basant Utsav is a way of welcoming the spring season in Bengal. A special celebration is organised at Shantiniketan. Dol Jatra is a part of the main Holi festivities

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In Kerala, people celebrate with folk songs and water containing turmeric. Locals visit temples on the first day and play with colours on the second day

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