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Holi celebrated in Kathmandu

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KATHMANDU, Feb 28: The festival of Fagu was observed in the Kathmandu Valley and various parts of the country on Sunday.



The festival that carries the message of reconciliation and harmony is observed at the onset of the spring season.



It will be observed in the Tarai on Monday. [break]



House roofs and streets in the Valley were full of people enjoying Holi, throwing water on one another, and smearing colors.



The pole erected as a harbinger to the festival will be uprooted and taken to Tundikhel along with a pageantry and burnt. This marks the end of the festival in Kathmandu.



The pole erected in Lalitpur was also offered to the holy Bagmati river on Sunday.



Meanwhile, the police news room has reported that 293 persons resorting to hooliganism and anarchism during the festival were arrested.



Likewise, 252 motorcycles were seized from riders violating the traffic rules and regulations.



Meanwhile, Sushmita Shrestha of Kapan VDC-3 was injured after falling from the roof of a house, while playing Holi.



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