People visited friends and relatives, and offered ‘gujia’ besides smearing ‘gulal’ on each other’s faces
Chandigarh: Holi celebrants in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh were in their elements on the occasion of Holi on Wednesday, March 8, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
People smeared ‘gulal’, threw balloons filled with colour on each other and exchanged sweets.
People visited friends and relatives, and offered ‘gujia’ (a traditional Indian sweet) besides smearing ‘gulal’ (colour powder) on each other’s faces.
Colours of all hues and the smell of gulal pervaded streets as people of all ages celebrated the festival.
The shouts and cries of ‘Holi hai’ fiilled the air as groups of revellers roamed the streets on motorbikes while youngsters danced to popular numbers and children armed with ‘pichkaris’ (water pumps) and sprinklers chased each other and pelted water-filled balloons at people from rooftops.
The police in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh had made elaborate arrangements to ensure a safe Holi without any untoward incidents.
A warning was issued against hooliganism, while special teams of traffic police along with police control room vans and local police were deployed at many places to check incidents of drunken driving, and speeding.
The shouts and cries of ‘Holi hai’ fiilled the air as groups of revellers roamed the streets on motorbikes while youngsters danced to popular numbers and children armed with ‘pichkaris’ (water pumps) and sprinklers chased each other and pelted water-filled balloons at people from rooftops.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar extended greetings to the people.
Some hotels and resorts had organised rain dance parties with snacks and buffets.
A warning was issued against hooliganism, while special teams of traffic police along with police control room vans and local police were deployed at many places.
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