ब्रज होली (लठमार होली)

The most famous Holi in India — celebrated for 11 days in the Braj region (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon). Lathmar Holi at Barsana: women beat men with sticks (lathis) as men try to shield themselves with shields — re-enacting Krishna-Radha playfulness. Rang Gulal, phoolon ki Holi (flowers), and widow Holi at Vrindavan are unique traditions. Phoolon ki Holi at Vrindavan Banke Bihari temple is the most stunning.

1. RecurrenceLunar — Phalguna · shukla pakṣa · tithi 11 · pañcāṅga ruletextual
2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
3. Name (eng/Latn)Braj Holi (Lathmar Holi — Mathura-Vrindavan)textual
4. Name (hin/Deva)ब्रज होली (लठमार होली)textual
5. Name (tam/Taml)பிரஜ் ஹோலிtextual
6. Name (tel/Telu)బ్రజ్ హోలీtextual
7. Name (kan/Knda)ಬ್ರಜ್ ಹೋಳಿtextual
8. Name (mal/Mlym)ബ്രജ് ഹോളിtextual
9. Observed at100 templescommunity attested

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• And 88 more temples in the register.

• eng / LatnBraj Holi (Lathmar Holi — Mathura-Vrindavan)The most famous Holi in India — celebrated for 11 days in the Braj region (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon). Lathmar Holi at Barsana: women beat men with sticks (lathis) as men try to shield themselves with shields — re-enacting Krishna-Radha playfulness. Rang Gulal, phoolon ki Holi (flowers), and widow Holi at Vrindavan are unique traditions. Phoolon ki Holi at Vrindavan Banke Bihari temple is the most stunning.
• hin / Devaब्रज होली (लठमार होली)मथुरा-वृंदावन में कृष्ण-राधा परंपरा की होली। बरसाना की महिलाएँ लाठी से पुरुषों को मारती हैं।
• tam / Tamlபிரஜ் ஹோலி
• tel / Teluబ్రజ్ హోలీ
• kan / Kndaಬ್ರಜ್ ಹೋಳಿ
• mal / Mlymബ്രജ് ഹോളി

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