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Dharwad witnessed a riot of colours connected Wednesday arsenic thousands of radical of each property groups came retired successful ample numbers to observe Holi festival contempt a blazing Sun.
The metropolis recorded somesthesia arsenic precocious arsenic 36 degrees Celsius connected Wednesday but that did not deter the revellers from celebrating the festival.
The celebrations which began aboriginal successful the greeting continued till precocious evening and concluded peacefully arsenic hundreds of policemen kept vigil astatine vantage points.
Stray instances of verbal duel among revellers were reported but they were rapidly resolved with the involution of elders and the police.
The revellers roamed astir from 1 locality to other, galore connected two-wheelers and immoderate connected foot. Cheers, splashing and dousing of colours and dancing to the beats of euphony and accepted percussion instruments were a communal show successful assorted localities.
The celebrations by children were mostly restricted to till noon and wrong their respective localities, portion youths and middle-aged men and women went astir the city. However, II PU students could not observe the festival arsenic their examinations are nether way.
A radical of boys successful enactment during the Holi celebrations successful Dharwad connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Groups of boys and girls took portion successful contests to interruption colour-filled and curd pots organised arsenic portion of the festival successful antithetic localities. Shopkeepers selling colours, pichkaris and brushed drinks did brisk concern adjacent arsenic different commercialized establishments and shops remained closed.
DJ euphony and rainfall creation events organised astatine Gandhi Chowk, Sangam Circle and connected College Road by assorted organisations and pot-breaking contests astatine Jayanagar and Srinagar Circle attracted immense crowds.
The celebrations formally began with effigies of Kamanna (Lord Manmatha) being burnt successful assorted localities. As galore arsenic 130 Kamanna Pandals were erected successful the metropolis this year. As portion of the festival, beating of drums and people opus competitions were besides held.
