The festival of colours, as Holi is popularly known as, gains much of attention and highlight in the northern part of India, especially in Uttar Pradesh.
The sleepy villages of Barsana and Nandgaon around Mathura and Vrindavan become hotbeds of activity during Holi. One sees overcrowded railway stations and bus stops, people crowding on rooftops, policemen valiantly trying to keep some semblance of order, street food of every kind– and colour, colour and more colour than one can ever imagine. The celebrations are grand at these particular places.
Read More: Holi festival in India: History and celebrations
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