{"id":411,"date":"2013-03-26T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnn.org\/vaisnava-news\/?p=411"},"modified":"2013-03-26T08:28:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T12:28:58","slug":"indian-hindu-devotees-welcome-spring-with-lathmar-holi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/indian-hindu-devotees-welcome-spring-with-lathmar-holi\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Hindu devotees welcome spring with Lathmar Holi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India, March 26, 2013 (VNN) via Strait Times<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/holi1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-413 \" alt=\"holi1\" src=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/holi1-300x170.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/holi1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/holi1-384x217.jpg 384w, https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/holi1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Indian woman from the village of Barsana hits villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India&#8217;s Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then &#8220;beat&#8221; them with bamboo sticks called &#8220;lathis&#8221;. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a Holi tradition unique to India&#8217;s Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then &#8220;beat&#8221; them with bamboo sticks called &#8220;lathis&#8221;. 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