Lathmar holi

The festival of Holi is celebrated all over India, but it is celebrated more enthusiastically in North India. People visit places like Braj, Vrindavan, Gokul to see the festival of Holi. In these places, this festival is celebrated for several days. There is such a practice in Braj, in which men paint colors on women […]

The Holi celebrations of Mathura and Vrindavan are extremely well known. Mathura is said to be the birthplace of the Hindu deity, Lord Krishna and in addition to the Holi bonfire and the celebration with colours, the villages of Barsana and Nandagaon near Mathura have Lathmar Holi. This is an interesting part of the Holi Festival where men from the village of Nandgaon visit Barsana to be beaten by the women. Vrindavan also has Phoolon Wali Holi, which is celebrated with flowers.

National Geographic India on Instagram: “Colour us happy as we celebrate the festival of colours. 🧡💚💛 . Pictured here is the village of Nandgaon, India, celebrating Lathmar Holi.…”

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The way Holi is celebrated in the birth towns of Krishna and Radha (Barsana and Nandgaon) respectively is insane. Men from Nandgaon come with the intention of teasing the women from Barsana and the women in return hit them with Lathis - hence the name 'Lathmar'. The men also save themselves with shields. The day that follows, all the women from Barsana go to Nandgaon to celebrate Holi with the men there. The main celebrations take place in the Ladliji Temple ( dedicated) to Radha Rani. This…

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Gopis of Nandgaon Beat the Gops of Barsana with Long Sticks (Laths) During Lathmar Holi Celebrations