The document lists and describes 9 great places to play Holi: Mumbai, Delhi, Braj Barsana in UP, Singapore, Pushkar in Rajasthan, Patna, New Mexico, Kolkata, and Kathmandu in Nepal. It discusses the Holi traditions and celebrations that take place in each location, such as private Bollywood parties in Mumbai, strangers playing together in the spirited city of Delhi, the tradition of women beating men with sticks in Barsana, the Indian community celebrating on the nearest weekend in Singapore, and more.
1. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
1. Mumbai
Mumbai is one of the
coolest places to play Holi.
This is mainly due to
presence of many
Bollywood celebrities who
organise private parties to
play Holi.
2. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
2. Delhi
Delhi is city with a huge
heart. It is one of the few
metropolitan cities in
which you cannot be out
on the roads with being
coloured from head to
toe. The spirit of the city is
such that even strangers
play Holi together.
3. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
3. Braj Barsana, UP
Barsana is traditionally the
city of Radha. The myth goes
that once Krishna visited his
beloved Radha at her village
on Holi and teased her
girlfriends. Enraged at
Krishna's eve-teasing they
chased him away with sticks.
Lath mar Holi is still played in
Barsana where women beat
men with sticks.
4. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
4. Singapore
Singapore is a busy city
but the Indian community
there have found a way to
celebrate Holi. They play
Holi on the nearest
weekend before or after
the festival.
5. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
5. Pushkar, Rajasthan
The holy city of Pushkar is
a sacred site of Hinduism.
Holi is played with utmost
sincerity here.
6. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
6. Patna
If you like to play Holi
wildly, then Bihar is the
place for you. People play
Holi with mud, eggs and
all sort of unappetising
things here.
7. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
7. New Mexico
The Indian students in
New Mexico University
play Holi and also pool in
there non-Indian friends.
8. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
8. Kolkata
In Kolkata, Holi is called
'Dol'. On the day of Holi,
Kolkata celebrates 'Buri
Khor'. A symbolic Holika is
constructed with dry
leaves, wood and cow
dung. Then it is burned in
a ritual fire. Bengalis play
with colours on the next
day.
9. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
In Nepal, women weave
their sacred threads
around the Holika before
burning it. Holi is one of
the main festivals in the
Hindu nation of Nepal.
10. 9 Great Places
to Play Holi
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