Barsana: Thousands of devotees, mostly without masks and violating COVID-19 protocols, thronged the streets of Barsana to celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival of colour.
Holi marks the advent of spring in India and is celebrated all around the country with coloured powders, water, and squirt guns.
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India has reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in four months, amid a worrying surge that has prompted multiple states to return to some form of restrictions on public gathering.
India's health ministry on Tuesday reported 40,715 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
Though Holi is celebrated on a particular day, March 29 this year, in the villages around Mathura, it is a week-long affair.
AP
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