Traditional Lathmar Holi celebrated in Mathura with fervour amid colours, festival songs
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Lathmar Holi
According to a report by PTI, traditional Lathmar Holi was celebrated with fervour in Mathura's Barsana on March 23 amid a splash of colours and festival songs. Celebrated a few days before Holi, Lathmar means playing with sticks. In the festival, menfolk try to smear women with colour, who traditionally protect themselves with lathis or sticks.
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Traditional songs
Singing traditional songs like “Faag Khelan Barsane Aye Hain Natwar Nand Kishor” (Krishna has come to Barsana to play Holi sport), menfolk protected themselves from sticks by using improvised leather shields, a participant said on Tuesday.
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Today as well
It will be repeated today with men from Barsana visiting Nandgaon, a temple priest said.
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Warm reception
Earlier, dressed in traditional attire, menfolk from Nandgaon received a warm welcome in Barsana.
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Maintaining law and order
Prior to their participation in the celebrations, they paid obeisance at the Ladli temple there. Meanwhile, SP (Rural) Shrish Chandra said no untoward incident took place on the occasion.