Holi: Attractive colours dominate the markets

Red, yellow, green, purple and a myriad of other hues are dominating markets as the festival of Holi will be celebrated tomorrow. Holi revellers have already finalised their plans to celebrate the festival with great enthusiasm.

While a majority of people are busy buying pichkaris, colours and stencils to make rangoli, there is another section of residents who believe that Holi should be celebrated in a neat and eco-friendly manner, using flowers instead of synthetic colours.

The markets are abuzz with buyers, especially children, for whom the festival holds special excitement. Visitors were seen purchasing colours, pichkaris and water balloons. Many buyers, keen to avoid skin rashes and allergies, are opting for organic and herbal colours.

Sweet shops across the city have made elaborate arrangements to sell the favourite Holi delicacy — gujiya. Even health-conscious residents maintain that gujiya and jalebis remain the main attractions of the festival.

Various temple management committees have also organised special celebrations, with some planning to observe Holi in the traditional Barsana style, where the festival is celebrated using only flowers.

Good number of migrants from UP and Bihar have already been given holiday in the factory premises by the employers to celebrate the festival of Holi and they have made their programs with fellow beings. “We have arranged for musical instruments and “bhang” to celebrate the festival as we celebrate back home in UP”, said Pintu Kumar, a migrant from Hardoi.

Since it is a holiday tomorrow in the educational institutions, many students were seen soaked in different colours outside Khalsa College for Women today.