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Where to celebrate Holi in India and and why ?

It completely depends on the individual or the group, in experiencing the type of Holi that they want to enjoy in India. Holi – the festival of colors is celebrated all across India with much pomp and pleasure and varied activities are prevalent during this festival. While a part of India performs the traditional rituals at temples, the others enjoy the festival with bhang, DJs, and colors in the form of modern parties. A celebration of Holi in every part of India brings a fresh new appeal to the tourists. The Car Rental Delhi can help the tourists to Travel by car in India for experiencing the Holi in different parts of India.

Where to travel in India during Holi?

The Travel agencies in India assists the tourists in visiting some of the most important destinations in the country for celebrating Holi.

• Traditional Holi in Vrindavan and Mathura

The Innova car on rent in Delhi takes approximately three hours to reach the birthplace of Lord Krishna- Mathura. Vrindavan is the place where Krishna had spent his days of childhood. The celebrations of Holi take a start during the Vasant Panchami or the end of the winter month in the temples and towns of Vrindavan and Mathura. Before a week of Holi, the Janmashtami – Birthday of Lord Krishna is celebrated throughout the week at the temples of the Lord. Holi is celebrated in March and just before the day of Holi the celebrations start with the throwing of colors and flowers also known as the PhoolonwaliHoli. The colorful procession of Holi starts from the theVishramGhat to the Dwarkadheesh Temple, Mathura.

• Cultural Holi of Shantiniketan in West Bengal

Holi in West Bengal is celebrated as the Spring Festival or Basanta Utsav. Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel Laureate, and famous Bengali poet started the celebration of this festival in Shantiniketan. He was inspired by the colors of Spring and Holi and formulated it as the annual event of VisvaBharati University. Basanta Utsav is extremely cherished by the Bengalis as well as the tourists and is celebrated with the throwing of abir or colors along with the dances of the students to the songs of Tagore. The vibrant dresses of the students represent the colors of spring and all of this together exhibits the culture and history of Bengal. It takes place in the month of March, a day before Holi.

• Warrior Holi in Punjab

The India tour packages from Delhi and Car Rental Delhi can help you to experience the Sikh way of playing Holi. The annual fair of HolaMoholla dates back to 1701. Sikh Guru Gobind Singh first started it for celebrating Holi. But here, the tourists can actually experience mock sword fightings, martial arts, wrestling, an acrobatic and military exercise in place of colors.

• Royal Holi of Udaipur

Holi in Udaipur is celebrated with the lighting up of bonfires, a ritual known as Holika Dahan to remove the evil spirits. For enjoying a regal experience, one can surely visit the magnificent palace of the royal family of Mewar in Udaipur for enjoying the processions and ultimately the burning of Holika’s effigy.

Car Rental Delhi will surely make the Holi trips across India favorable by organizing the Trip around India during the festival of colors.