Holi is a colorful festival which includes all the shades of Indian ethnicity and cultural love.
It is celebrated throughout the country with zeal and fervor.
Holi is the prime name of this festival but it is also known as Dol jatra, Dhulendi and Phagwah in some parts of the country.
A festival with different names is not the matter of concern.
It is the spirit and the purpose of the celebrations that matters.
A large population of India gets drenched in vivid colors on this religious day.
The primary colors are red, yellow, green and purple that are visible on every street as a part of the celebration.
It is a two-day festival.
The first day holds the cultural significance of the celebration including traditional customs and religious prayers.
The second day is solely for the celebrations.
The first day of the festival is called the Holika Dahan.
People gather together on this day for religious customs and prayers.
Bonfires are placed in the evening.
Women from every Hindu household perform their traditional customs around the bonfire.
The customs signify the burning of the evil in the bonfire.
Fire, in India, stands for purity.
The burning of the evil spirit, in the bonfire, means the purification of every person present around the fire.
Therefore, the festival is for the purification of one's soul from the evil.
All of the customs and traditions, with a huge bonfire at the backdrop, look very interesting and intriguing.
The next morning is for the celebrations where people celebrate the victory of good over evil.
The celebrations take place by playing with different shades of colors and by relishing different sweet dishes.
There are many legends behind the emergence of this festival.
Some of the prime ones are mentioned here.
A large section of people celebrate this festival to mark the seasonal change - the departure of winters and the arrival of spring.
Spring holds a lot of significance in India because India is an agriculture-dominated country.
Spring brings good harvest for farmers in India.
This season, with good harvest, gives Indian farmers a reason to celebrate.
There is another story behind the emergence of this festival.
The story is related to the victory of good over evil.
In the ancient era, there was a prince named Prahlad who was blessed by Lord Vishnu.
There was a famous demon of the time - Holika.
Holika was planning to kill Prahlad with her evil spirits.
Lord Vishnu killed Holika as soon as he realized her evil thoughts.
Holi is celebrated on a large-scale.
The different states of India have their own exceptional traditions of celebrating this festival.
The most remarkable Holi, in India, is celebrated in the home town of Lord Krishna i.
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Uttar Pradesh.
The different regions of Uttar Pradesh, like Mathura, Nandgaon, Barsana and Vrindavan, endow some incredible glimpses of this enigmatic festival.
Another place, to get the best of this festival, is Udaipur.
A magnificent function is conducted in the glorious City Palace of Udaipur by the regal family of the place.
The City Palace is embellished exclusively for the festival.
A grand celebration takes place during this two-day fiesta in Udaipur.