India Explodes into Color for Holi Festival

March 07, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Celebrations are underway in India for the religious festival of color celebrated by Hindus. Holi marks the beginning of spring. Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from Barsana, in Uttar Pradesh.

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Holi

Holi is a spring festival celebrated as a festival of colours. It is a Hindu religious festival which has also become popular with people of other communities. It is primarily observed in India and Nepal. It is also observed by the minority Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan as... Explore this topic

Barsana

↔ Barsana or Varsana is a town and a nagar panchayat in the Mathura district of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Explore this topic

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, formerly known as United Province; abbreviated U.P., is a state located in northern India. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950. Lucknow is the capital of Uttar... Explore this topic

India

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Se... Explore this topic

Nandgaon

Nandgaon is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Explore this topic

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion. In common use today... Explore this topic

Religious festival

A religious festival is a time of special importance marked by adherents to that religion. Religious festivals are commonly celebrated on recurring cycles in a calendar year or lunar calendar. Hundreds of very different religious festivals are held around the world each year. Explore this topic

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