16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Lathmaar Holi
Lathmaar Holi, a festival of colours but celebrated by beating men with the sticks. Lathmaar Holi is the traditional style of celebrating Holi in which women beat men with the sticks. Men from other village come to Nandgaon to flirt with the women and women beat them with the sticks until they apologise for their behaviour. Women of Nandgaon beating men to celebrate Lathmaar Holi in Nandgaon village, Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh in India on February 25th, 2018
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 02.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Mathura, India |
| Camera: | NIKON D7200 |
| Copyright: | © Javed Sultan |