In pictures: Holi Celebrations across the nation

A festive mood fills the air as people across the country get set for Holi celebrations

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A Civil Defence official holds a Covid-19 awareness kit for distribution ahead of Holi, at India Gate in New Delhi on Saturday

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Prisoners dance as they celebrate the Holi festival at district jail Amphalla, in Jammu.

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Devotees play with colors at Banke Bihari temple ahead of the upcoming Holi festival, in Vrindavan.

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College students play with colors outside the college campus after the colleges closed for the Holi festival, in Ranchi

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Heath workers wearing PPE kit giving massage to People don't play Holi as spike in Covid Cases in Mumbai.

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A worker sprays disinfectant amid the rise in Covid-19 cases ahead of the upcoming Holi festival, in Lucknow.

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Artists in a Krishna and Radha traditional dress celebrate Holi ahead of Holi festival, at the bank of river Narmada, in Jabalpur on Saturday.

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Passengers rush to board a train at Patna Junction on the eve of Holi festival, in Patna on Saturday

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Artists perform during 'Dol Utsav' ahead of Holi festival, at Rajendra Sarowar in Dhanbad on Friday.

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A women buying 'gulal' ahead of Holi festival, in Bikaner on Friday.

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Police personnel deployed on duty ahead of the upcoming Holi festival, in Prayagraj on Saturday.

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Members of the Muslim Mahila foundation play with colors ahead of the upcoming Holi festival, in Varanasi on Friday.

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Devotees dressed in Lord Krishna and Radha attire play with colors during the Chhadimar Holi celebrations at Gokul near Mathura.

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Devotees play with color at Banke Bihari temple ahead of the upcoming Holi festival, in Vrindavan on Saturday.

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Prisoners put colours on each other as they celebrate the Holi festival at district jail Amphalla, in Jammu.