Go-to destinations to celebrate Holi in India

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Holi. Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter handle to wish the countrymen.</p>

<p>"Many congratulations to all of you on Holi, a festival of colour and joy. May this festival bring happiness in the lives of all the countrymen," Prime Minister Modi tweeted in Hindi.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">रंग, उमंग और आनंद के त्योहार होली की आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। यह पर्व सभी देशवासियों के जीवन में खुशियों लेकर आए। <a href="https://t.co/xfrfdNaduX">pic.twitter.com/xfrfdNaduX</a></p>
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1237193024309874688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Last week, Prime Minister had announced that he would not participate in any Holi events amidst coronavirus crisis.</p>

<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/two-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-punjab-and-karnataka-total-cases-in-india-rise-to-45-285318">Two test positive for COVID-19 in Punjab and Karnataka, total cases in India rise to 45&nbsp;</a></strong></p>

<p>The Prime Minister took the decision after recommendations from experts, who have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus.</p>

<p>"Experts across the world have advised reducing mass gatherings to avoid the spread of Covid-19. Hence, this year I have decided not to participate in any Holi Milan programme," he tweeted.</p>

<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/bengaluru-in-karnataka-records-first-coronavirus-case-285312">Bengaluru in Karnataka records first coronavirus case</a></strong></p>

<p>Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also urged people to avoid mass gatherings, stating that the Prime Minister's decision not to celebrate Holi carries a big message amidst coronavirus threat.</p>

<p>With six fresh cases of Covid-19 reported on Monday, 45 cases have been reported positive so far for the viral infection.</p>

<p>People across the country are celebrating the festival of colour with zeal and enthusiasm. Holi is an ancient Hindu festival, which signifies the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated as a day of spreading joy and love.&nbsp;</p>


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Holi. Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter handle to wish the countrymen.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Holi. Prime Minister Modi took to his Twitter handle to wish the countrymen. "Many congratulations to all of you on Holi, a festival of colour and joy. May this festival bring happiness in the lives of all the countrymen," Prime Minister Modi tweeted in Hindi. रंग, उमंग और आनंद के त्योहार होली की आप सभी को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। यह पर्व सभी देशवासियों के जीवन में खुशियों लेकर आए। pic.twitter.com/xfrfdNaduX — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 10, 2020 × Last week, Prime Minister had announced that he would not participate in any Holi events amidst coronavirus crisis. Also read: Two test positive for COVID-19 in Punjab and Karnataka, total cases in India rise to 45 The Prime Minister took the decision after recommendations from experts, who have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. "Experts across the world have advised reducing mass gatherings to avoid the spread of Covid-19. Hence, this year I have decided not to participate in any Holi Milan programme," he tweeted. Also read: Bengaluru in Karnataka records first coronavirus case Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan also urged people to avoid mass gatherings, stating that the Prime Minister's decision not to celebrate Holi carries a big message amidst coronavirus threat. With six fresh cases of Covid-19 reported on Monday, 45 cases have been reported positive so far for the viral infection. People across the country are celebrating the festival of colour with zeal and enthusiasm. Holi is an ancient Hindu festival, which signifies the victory of good over evil. It is celebrated as a day of spreading joy and love.

PM Narendra Modi extends Holi greetings to the nation

<p>Telugu superstar wished a joyful Holi to his fans on Tuesday but also added a word of caution for his fans amid coronavirus outbreak. The 44-year-old actor urged everyone to avoid crowd gatherings and play safe.</p>

<p>The festival of colours has been majorly affected due to the outbreak of the deadly virus (Covid-19) in the country with most people avoiding to celebrate in crowded places.</p>

<p>" Wishing you a Holi full of joy and happiness Please avoid crowd gatherings and play safe. #HappyHoli#Colortheworldwithlove"</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wishing you a Holi full of joy and happiness😊 Please avoid crowd gatherings and play safe. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyHoli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HappyHoli</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colortheworldwithlove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Colortheworldwithlove</a>❤</p>
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) <a href="https://twitter.com/urstrulyMahesh/status/1236949262316912641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The actor recently became the first south Indian star to have 9M followers on Twitter. He managed to beat the likes of Dhanush (8.9M), Samantha (7.8M), Shruti Haasan (7.5M), Mohanlal (5.9M) and Nagarjuna (5.9M).</p>

<p>The actor is married to Bollywood actress Namrata Shirodkar and the couple has two children.</p>


Telugu superstar wished a joyful Holi to his fans on Tuesday but also added a word of caution for his fans amid coronavirus outbreak. The 44-year-old actor urged everyone to avoid crowd gatherings and play safe.

Telugu superstar wished a joyful Holi to his fans on Tuesday but also added a word of caution for his fans amid coronavirus outbreak. The 44-year-old actor urged everyone to avoid crowd gatherings and play safe. The festival of colours has been majorly affected due to the outbreak of the deadly virus (Covid-19) in the country with most people avoiding to celebrate in crowded places. " Wishing you a Holi full of joy and happiness Please avoid crowd gatherings and play safe. #HappyHoli#Colortheworldwithlove" Wishing you a Holi full of joy and happiness😊 Please avoid crowd gatherings and play safe. #HappyHoli#Colortheworldwithlove❤ — Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) March 9, 2020 × The actor recently became the first south Indian star to have 9M followers on Twitter. He managed to beat the likes of Dhanush (8.9M), Samantha (7.8M), Shruti Haasan (7.5M), Mohanlal (5.9M) and Nagarjuna (5.9M). The actor is married to Bollywood actress Namrata Shirodkar and the couple has two children.

Mahesh Babu wishes fans on Holi, urges everyone to avoid crowded gatherings

Holi, the festival of colour is here and even though the celebrations this year are subdued due to the outbreak of coronavirus, traditional celebrations are being carried out.

Holi, the festival of colour is here and even though the celebrations this year are subdued due to the outbreak of coronavirus, traditional celebrations are being carried out. Many of Bollywood stars rang in the festival with a traditional puja on Monday evening. The Bachchans performed the traditional puja at their residence on Monday evening and shared photos on social media later. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shared a few photos, including one of her with daughter Aaradhya posing together by the fire. “Happy Holi to all. Love and light,” she wrote. View this post on Instagram ✨🔥Happy Holi to All💝Love n Light✨ A post shared by AishwaryaRaiBachchan (@aishwaryaraibachchan_arb) on Mar 9, 2020 at 9:30am PDT × Photos of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya and Aaradhya performing a Holi puja were also shared by on social media. View this post on Instagram When there were terrorist attacks and now there is the virus attack. Pray for them to leave 🙏. Amitabh Bachchan and his family celeberate holi in the most traditional manner. #amitabhbachchan #jayabachchan #aishwaryaraibachan #aradhyabachchan #shwetabachchan #viralbhayani @viralbhayani A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani) on Mar 9, 2020 at 9:28pm PDT × Hrithik Roshan joined former wife Sussanne Khan's family for a pre-Holi bash. The actor was seen at sister-in-law Farah Khan Ali's house for a family get together. Zayed Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sanjay Khan, Zareen Khan and DJ Aqueel were also seen at the get-together. View this post on Instagram Happy Holi to you and yours. ❤️❤️❤️We brought ours in with flowers, family and lots of food ❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘 @suzkr @itszayedkhan @zarinekhan1207 @djaqeelforever @sanjaykhan03 @ajayvarora @malzkhan @hrithikroshan A post shared by Farah Khan Ali (@farahkhanali) on Mar 9, 2020 at 1:05pm PDT × Sussanne also shared a few photos from the evening. “ Happy Holi to all you beautiful people.. may the strength and the force of the universe always be in your being. God bless us all to be full of love, that kind of power that kills all these crazy viruses,” she wrote. View this post on Instagram Happy Holi to all you beautiful people.. may the strength and the force of the universe always be in your being. God bless us all to be full of love, that kind of power that kills all these crazy viruses 💪🏻♥️ #poweroffaith #loveconquersall #holi2020 A post shared by Sussanne Khan (@suzkr) on Mar 9, 2020 at 10:55am PDT × After celebrating an early holi at Isha Ambani's residence on Saturday, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas were spotted at Mumbai airport on their way back to America on Monday night. View this post on Instagram #priyankachopra and #nickjonas left last night. On the work front, Priyanka Chopra was last seen in The Sky Is Pink. She will next be seen in Netflix film The White Tiger. She also has Netflix's superhero film We Can Be Heroes and a film with actress-comedian Mindy Kaling in the pipeline. Priyanka has also been reportedly roped in as part of the cast of Matrix 4 #airportdiaries #viralbhayani @viralbhayani A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani) on Mar 9, 2020 at 9:35pm PDT × It was Nick's first Holi celebration and he took to Instagram to share a few pictures and a video from the Holi bash. The video unwittingly captured rumoured couple Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif dancing together. View this post on Instagram My first Holi! (Five days early)So much fun celebrating with such incredible people here in my second home in India. #holi @_iiishmagish @anandpiramal @priyankachopra A post shared by Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) on Mar 6, 2020 at 10:12am PST × Cricketer Hardik Pandya and fiance Natasha Stankovic celebrated the festival with the extended Pandya family. View this post on Instagram Happy holidays from the Pandyas ❤️ Holi hai A post shared by Hardik Pandya (@hardikpandya93) on Mar 9, 2020 at 10:03pm PDT × Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, many stars urged people to stay at home and avoid large gatherings while wishing them for holi.

Bachchans, Hrithik Roshan celebrate Holi with family

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Go-to destinations to celebrate Holi in India

PM Narendra Modi extends Holi greetings to the nation

Mahesh Babu wishes fans on Holi, urges everyone to avoid crowded gatherings

Bachchans, Hrithik Roshan celebrate Holi with family

Bachchans, Hrithik Roshan celebrate Holi with family