Holi in Hyderabad

Holi (Hindi: होली, Nepali: होली,Punjabi: ਹੋਲੀ Sindhi: هولي) is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colours. (Wikipedia)

I had a luck to be in Hyderabad during the Holi 2013 celebration. Together with my colleagues we got invited by a local family to celebrate Holi at their house.

At first we were a little bit shy

At first we were a little bit shy

But then we took example of kids playing with us

But then we took example of kids playing with us

…and so the crazy fun began

…and so the crazy fun began

...and so the crazy fun began

getting dirty

Colorful ammunition

Colorful ammunition

Our hosts - Swathi and her husband. Once again big thank you for the invitation.

Our hosts – Swathi and her husband. Once again big thank you for the invitation.

After the fun on Swathi`s roof we washed up, had a quick lunch and went to the city to see how other people celebrate Holi.

unfortunately we got too late for tomatina

Unfortunately we got too late for the Tomatina festival – last people were leaving

Groups of local people celebrating on Hyderabad streets

Groups of local people celebrating on Hyderabad streets

Very friendly people

Very friendly people

Coming back home after a wild party

Coming back home after a wild party

It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. I hope to see Holi next year 🙂

Check out also my Taj Mahal trip!

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