Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: A large number of people have thronged Basantapur of Kathmandu to celebrate Holi.

KATHMANDU: Thousands of people thronged Basantapur of Kathmandu to celebrate Holi on the occasion of Holi, the festival of colours. The festival is celebrated in the mountainous and hilly districts today and in the Tarai and Madhes districts tomorrow.

The government has declared a public holiday today on the occasion of the Fagu festival. There will be a holiday tomorrow in the Terai districts.

This festival is celebrated as a symbol of the victory of truth over falsehood. It is customary to celebrate Holi by applying colors and colors to each other.

Today, the rag buried in Basantapur, Kathmandu, is ceremonially taken to Tundikhel with musical instruments and cremated. There is a tradition that the flags placed in the incision are used as medicine.

On the day of Falgun Shukla Ashtami, Fagu begins after worshiping the dirt tree with colorful flags in front of the Gaddi meeting in Basantapur. Tonight at Tundikhel, a demon named ‘Gurumapa’ is fed ten pathis of rice and buffalo meat brought from Itumbahal without being buried and sucked in a tap called ‘Jadhu’ inside the military hospital.

Photo: Hariram Bhetuwal-RSS