Unique Destinations in India For Those Who Love Holi!

The festival of colours, Holi is celebrated with full enjoyment by a larger section of people in India as it is one of the most significant festivals of Hindu culture.

Holi marks the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season therefore people enjoy it to their fullest with unique food recipes and by throwing colours and water on each other.

With the changing time, people have given a modern twist to the celebration of Holi which includes parties, dance programs, songs and other entertaining activities.

People love to visit different places and unique destinations on the occasion of Holi to add an extra kick to their celebration.

Here's the list of destinations for those who love Holi:

1. Dzukou Valley, Nagaland: One can get pictures of colouful landscapes by visiting the Dzokou valley in the border are of Nagaland and Manipur covered with yellow, green and white hues. This place is the home of very popular endangered Dzuko Lilies and other rare flowers like euphorbias, rhododendrons and aconitums.

2. Nishat Bagh, Jammu and Kashmir: Nishat Bagh also recognized as the garden of bliss is the 2nd largest Mughal garden of India located in the eastern part of Dal Lake. The place provides the sight of a variety of colours at one time in one location because it holds a wide range of flowers.

3. Yumthang Valley, Sikkim: It is a green and fertile valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains with hot springs. The valley with an unusual combination of landscapes is filled with flowers and a river runs through giving an immense beauty of nature.

4. Khasi Hills, Shillong: One can witness light-pink cherry blossoms or Prunus Cerasoides as it blooms widely in the East and West Khasi Hills in Shillong of Meghalaya. With the end of the winter season, the place attracts a huge number of tourists who gets to enjoy local cuisine and various cultural events

5. Apple orchard blossom farms Kotgarh, Himachal Pradesh: The place Kotgarh in Himachal Pradesh is well known for its beautiful farms which are best to have a taste of farm-to-table cooking. Regarded as the Queen of Hills Kotgarh provides sights of apple orchards that filled the place with white hues.

Apart from these places of natural beauty some of the other places with religious significance to enjoy the celebration of Holi are:

1. Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh: The playland of Lord Krishna shows the grand celebration of Holi for a week by decorating the streets and houses with lights and colours all over.

2. Barsana, Uttar Pradesh: Lathmar Holi or the Holi of sticks is a prominent observance in the villages of Barsana and Nandgaon in Uttar Pradesh.

3. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh: The birthplace of Lord Krishna is always the most significant attraction of the celebration of Holi as a large section of devotees gathers at the Dwarka temple to offer prayers and play with colours.

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