India celebrates Holi: Smell of gulal, joyous spirit pervade streets on festival of colours

India celebrates Holi: Smell of gulal, joyous spirit pervade streets on festival of colours

FP Staff March 2, 2018, 19:27:47 IST

Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across India with traditional fanfare and gaiety on Friday

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Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across India with traditional fanfare and gaiety on Friday. PTI

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Hundreds of people celebrating Holi in West Bengal’s Kolkata town. Children and elders sprayed colour and gulal on each other and later offered sweets. PTI

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In Delhi, city hotspots including amusement parks and community centers saw huge footfalls as revellers feasted and spent time with friends and relatives celebrating Holi. PTI

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Border Security Force soldiers, with faces smeared with colour, dance during Holi celebrations in a camp in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar. Holi which marks the end of winters and emergence of the spring, sees the year coming full circle. PTI

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh celebrated holi with National Security Guards (NSG) commandos. The home minister also greeted the nation on this occasion, urging them to enjoy a safe and happy festival of colours.PTI

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BSF soldiers exchanged sweets and gulal with thier Bangladeshi counterparts on the occasion of Holi at Akhaura border near Agartala in Tripura. The celebration of the festival started on Thursday evening with Holika dahan. PTI

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