SPLASH THE WHIM OF HOLI COLORS IN THESE INDIAN PLACES

Indeed, India is a country of festivals & celebrations. Each year many tourists fly down to India to witness these grand celebrations. As follows, another major Indian festival, Holi is celebrated with great pomp and show annually. The idea behind this festival is that Indians welcome & celebrate the onset of the spring season after the harsh beatings of winters. So, in March this year, be a part of this grand celebration and visit the best places to visit on Holi in India.

Read on to know about it all!

Barsana, Uttar Pradesh

Although Holi is celebrated all over India, it is celebrated in a whole lot different ways. Barsana is one of those Indian places. Also, this place has a religious significance in the history of festivals.

As per the epic’s stories, Barsana is the hometown of the Lord Krishna’s eternal love- Radha. And the people from Lord’s Krishna’s village- Nandgaon would go to Radha’s village Barsan to do the color playing ritual. Hence, this place has a weird yet unique way of celebrating Holi.

Barasana’s bizzare “Lath Mar Holi” is celebrated at Ladliji temple. Travel down with cheap tickets to India and celebrate the craziest holi ever.

Mathura and Vrindavan

Another famous place Mathura & Vrindavan having the similar religious significance. Mathura is the birthplace of the Lord Krishna and he grew up in Vrindavan. Thus, both the places are holding cardinal importance. The Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan attracts the tourists from all around the world to follow the foot steps of Krishna. Moreover, during the Holi celebration, this place convene a full week celebration.

Another Vrindavan holi story revolves around the Widow’s Holi which is celebrated to break-free the chains of Indian conventions for widows.

Anandpur Sahib, Punjab:

The Indian Sikh community celebrates Holi with a great enthusiasm in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab. This festival is celebrated as Hola Mohalla and later on the annual day the Sikhs end Holi in their own style. They present their martial arts, poetry, display of weapons, stunts & other exhibitions. Other attractions in action bareback horse-riding, daring stunts with speeding horses and also the cavalry sports like tent-pegging. The tasty dishes like gujiya, halwa, puri are the other reasons to be here and be a part of their Holi celebrations.

Udaipur & Jaipur, Rajasthan:

This place is already famous for enticing global eyes for its royal charm. Hence, every year Maharaja of Mewar welcomes all the guests around the world to come together to celebrate this great festival. Adorning traditional clothes Maharaja hosts a very luring holi party in the palace with bone-fire. The bone-fire signifies the Holika Dahan which is again another ritual of Holi celebration depicting the victory of good over evil. Another important event- Elephant festival can be enjoyed in Jaipur. A grand parade is organized with the decorated elephants, horses, camels and street dance.

The above mentioned are the best places to visit on Holi festival in India. Fly down to India and get associated with this grand celebration. For exciting travel deals visit TripBeam.com.