Holi, the festival of colors, is being celebrated on 24 and 25 March 2024. Holika Dahan takes place on the first day and Holi is played with colors on the second day. On this day, Holi is played with pomp and joy all over the country. Holi festival has different traditions and customs in different places. At some places Holi of flowers is played and at other places Lathmar Holi is famous. At some places, Jalsa is held on Holi and at some places processions are taken out. If you are planning to go out somewhere on the occasion of Holi, then celebrate the festival of colors at such places where Holi is celebrated in a very unique way. Here we are telling about some famous places in India, where unique Holi is played.
lathmar holi
One of the unique traditions of Holi is Lathmar Holi. India’s most famous Holi is celebrated in Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh. One reason for this is that Lathmar Holi is celebrated here. People come to Mathura, the city of Lord Krishna, to play Lathmar Holi. Here, Holi is celebrated with great pomp in Dwarkadhish Temple and Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan, in which people come from all over the country and abroad to participate. In the tradition of Lathmar Holi, women attack men with sticks or sticks and kill them playfully. Also applies colors.
Laddus and Chhadimar Holi
Like Lathmar Holi, Chhadimar Holi is also famous. The tradition of Chhadimar Holi is played in Barsana, a few kilometers away from Mathura. Here, on the occasion of Holi, women symbolically beat men with sticks or sticks. While the men protect themselves with shields in their hands, the women protect themselves with sticks or sticks.
hampi holi
Even in South India, the excitement of Holi remains the same as in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The festival of Holi is celebrated like a festival in Hampi city of Karnataka state. Hampi is a city of historical sites, where tourists come to see the beauty of the city along with the celebration of Holi. On the occasion of Holi, people take out processions and dance and sing to the beats of drums in the historic streets of Hampi. During this time they also play Holi of colors and later go to take bath in the Tungabhadra river and tributaries located in Hampi.
Manjul Kuli and Ukkuli
In some places in the country, Holi is also known by other names. In the state of Kerala, the festival of Holi is celebrated in the name of Manjul Kuli and Ukkuli. On this occasion, people do not play Holi with colors but do perform Holika Dahan. After Holika Dahan, Holi festival is celebrated in a natural way.
Holi is celebrated in a unique way at these places in India
