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As the festival of colours, Holi is approaching near, people are getting ready to soak themselves in coloured powders (gulal and abir). In different cities of the country, shopkeepers have started selling different types of water guns and balloons to lure customers.
This year, Holi will be celebrated on March 25. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month Phalguna. In the Gregorian calendar, the festival typically falls in February or March.
The festival not only signifies the victory of good over evil but also celebrates the divine love of Radha and Lord Krishna.
Predominantly, Holi is celebrated in the Indian subcontinent. But, now, the festival of colour has spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the Indian diaspora.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attends the ‘Holi Samaroh’ of the tribal community during the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, in Nandurbar. (PTI Photo)
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Workers dry coloured powder ‘Gulal’ ahead of the Holi festival, in Gurugram. (PTI Photo)
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Vendors arrange water guns printed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pictures and BJP symbol at a shop, ahead of the festival of ‘Holi’, in Jammu. (PTI Photo)
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Young women play Holi with colours ahead of Basant Utsav festival, at Maidan area in Kolkata. (PTI Photo)
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Vendors wearing masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold water guns at a shop ahead of the festval of Holi, in Nagpur. (PTI Photo)
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Devotees play with colours during Ladoo Holi celebrations at the Sriji temple in Barsana, near Mathura. (PTI Photo)
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Devotees participate in Ladoo Holi celebrations at the Sriji temple in Barsana, near Mathura. (PTI Photo)
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Devotees during Ladoo Holi celebrations at the Sriji temple in Barsana, near Mathura. (PTI Photo)
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