Holi celebrated in UP with enthusiasm and fun

Lucknow, Mar 4 (UNI) 'Holi', the festival of colours, was celebrated throughout Uttar Pradesh with religious fervour and gaiety today.

People sprinkled colours on each other and exchanged greetings on the occasion. Children were out on streets, spraying colours on their friends and the passers by.

People took out 'Holi procession' and enjoyed with their friends and families.

While in most places of the state, Holi is being celebrated today, it will continue till tommorow in Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Kanpur.

The state police headquarters here said that the festival passed off peacefully and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere so far.'' Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav celebrated the festival at his native village Safai in Etawah district, while the other political leaders are also camping in their respective areas due to the coming Assembly polls in April-May.

Due to the Assembly polls, the state police had made elaborate security arrangements for the Holi festival with the deployment of Rapid Action Force(RAF) in several senstive pockets. Special police deployment was also made in the riot hit Gorakhpur and Aligarh.

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