{"id":12567,"date":"2014-03-13T10:45:34","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T05:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landc.wpengine.com\/?p=12567"},"modified":"2014-03-14T19:10:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T19:10:30","slug":"best-places-india-celebrate-holi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/holi\/best-places-india-celebrate-holi\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Places in India to Celebrate Holi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12571\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12571\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12571 \" alt=\"Places to Celebrate Holi\" src=\"http:\/\/landc.wpengine.com\/holi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Places-to-celebrate-Holi-300x229.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/holi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Places-to-celebrate-Holi-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/holi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/Places-to-celebrate-Holi.jpg 752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holi is celebrated in different styles in different places. And each version is equally delightful and unique.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Holi is perhaps the most boisterous of all Indian festivals. It is fun, colorful, and full of gaiety. If you think that Holi is just about smearing <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">gulal <\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">then you are mistaken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Holi is celebrated in different styles in different places. And each version is equally delightful and unique. Here is a list of the places which are known for their unique way of celebrating the festival of colors:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Braj, UP<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nothing in the world matches the Holi, the way people of Braj play it. And why not? After all, it is the land of Lord Krishna!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Widely known as the<em> Lathmar Holi,<\/em> it is the day when the Brajwasi women rule. The women of Barsana village in the state of U.P. beat up men from neighboring Nandgaon village with sticks. Hence, the name Lathmar Holi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Men are generally armed with shields to protect themselves from the sticks. All this done in the right spirit and everybody revels in the playful activity. Amid all this hysteria, people keep on singing Holi songs and shouting <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Sri Krishna<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and<\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Sri Radhey.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Lathmar Holi<\/em> celebrations start a week before the actual day of Holi. The zeal, the excitement experienced during Lathmar Holi in Braj is unmatchable. Many people from around the world descend on this village a few days before Holi to experience the magic and the action of the Braj&#8217;s Lathmar Holi. It is something unique and unusual and thus very memorable!<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Jaipur Elephant Festival<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">In Jaipur, Rajasthan, Holi celebrations begin with a grand parade of elephants. Elephants are ornately decorated with colors and adorned with ear danglers, embroidered rugs, scarves,\u00a0 parasols, and anklets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">These massive animals are walked through the streets. A tug-of-war between elephants takes place, including many other activities such as elephant beauty contests (yes, elephants walk the ramp too!), folk dances and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Gujarat<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">In Gujarat, people fill an earthenware pot with <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">makkhan<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (buttermilk) and hang it high up on a rope in the streets. Young boys gather around the pot below, joins hands, form a human pyramid and some gutsy boys climb over the others in order to reach up to the pot and break it. It is something you must have seen in many Bollywood songs, but to experience it firsthand is different thing altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Bihar<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">In Bihar, people light bonfire to mark the victory of Prahalad over Holika. A day before the Holi, people gather around the bonfire and put Araad wood, cow dung cakes, grains from the fresh harvest in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">On the day of Holi, people throng the streets and throw <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">gulal<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> over each other, spray colored water from syringes and buckets and burst water balloons over each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">No matter how Holi is celebrated in different regions, the spirit of Holi remains the same! And of the characteristics remain the same such as smearing each other with colors, eating <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">gujiyas<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (sweet delicacies made during Holi), drinking <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">bhaang<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">thandai<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and relishing <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">bhaang <\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">infused <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">pakoras<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>West Bengal<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIn West Bengal, Holi is celebrated by the name of Basant Utsav which was started by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan. Unlike boisterous Holi celebrations of other states, Holi in West Bengal is celebrated in a graceful manner with songs, dance, and chanting of hymns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hola Mohalla,\u00a0 Punjab<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holi is celebrated as Hola Mohalla in Punjab. It is actually a fair that is celebrated for three days in a row. Annually held at Anandpur Sahib, Hola Mohalla was started by\u00a0 Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru. The fair features music, poetry competition, bareback horse-riding, and more. Langars (voluntary community kitchens) are also held at Anandpur Sahib and food is served to the visitors.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holi is celebrated in different styles in different places. 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