Holi colours draw foreign tourists to Agra, India

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People of Agra play Holi with foreigners with great zeal and joy. Foreign tourists enjoying during the Holi celebrations. Large number of foreigners participate in it with zeal and enthusiasm. One of the major festivals of India, Holi is celebrated with enthusiasm and gaiety on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun which is the month of March as per the Gregorian calendar. Holi festival may be celebrated with various names and people of different states might be following different traditions. But, what makes Holi so unique and special is the spirit of it which remains the same throughout the country and even across the globe, wherever it is celebrated. Great excitement can be seen in people on holi when it is actually the time for the play of colours. Shops and offices remain closed f