As Holika Dahan or choti Holi, a ritual associated with the festival of colours, was marked across the country, several Bollywood celebrities, including the Bachchan family, also performed puja at the homes on this auspicious occasion on Sunday.
In a tragic incident at the Ujjain Mahakal temple on Monday morning, festivities turned into chaos as a fire broke out during the Bhasma aarti at the 'garbagriha' in the temple, due to scattering of coloured powders (Gulal), said Police.
The jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) along with its Women's Wing smeared their fellow comrades with colours as they celebrated Holi at the International Border on Sunday.
Devotees immersed themselves in Holi celebrations as they sang devotional songs and smeared each other in the colours of the festival inside the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya on Sunday.
Amid the Holi celebrations in the national capital, AIIMS Department of Dermatology and Venerology, MD, FIMSA Dr Kaushal K Verma cautioned that playing holi using paint or mud could be very harmful to the skin.
Ahead of Holi celebrations in the national capital, AIIMS Dr RP Centre chief Dr JS Titiyal stressed the importance of taking precautions during the festival and elucidated the procedure for treating patients with eye injuries.
Aligarh City, Circle Officer, Abhay Kumar Pandey told also spoke to ANI and said, "Holi will be celebrated traditionally tomorrow in the Aligarh market. In view of Holi celebrations, mosques are covered by the Mosque Arrangement Committee. 4 mosques have been covered and the rest of the poli
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated the festival of colours, Holi, with soldiers in Leh. He was accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps Lt Gen Rashim Bali.
Foreigners also joined the celebration in Basantapur Durbar Square, a common place for Kathmanduites to gather and celebrate the festival of colors. Basantapur or the Kathmandu Durbar Square which has witnessed major turmoil's and changes in Nepal is also referred as the "Holi Junction of Ka
Underscoring deep cultural ties and bilateral relationships with India, diplomats from several countries joined in marking the festival of colours at a 'Phoolo Ki Holi Celebration' event organised at the Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir in Gurugram, New Delhi, on Saturday.