Holi In Barsana 2025 Guide

Braj Holi 2025 spans an impressive 40 days of celebrations across its entire region. This includes Holi in Barsana, Nandgaon, Vrindavan, and Mathura. Beginning on February 3rd with Basant Panchami and concluding on March 22nd with Rang Panchami, this festival honours Krishna's playful tradition of colouring Radha.

Holi in Barsana is the most vibrant celebration, famous for a unique ritual. During the Lathmar Holi in Barsana, women playfully beat men from neighbouring Nandgaon with sticks, bringing to life the ancient love story of Radha and Krishna. Whereas Holi in Vrindavan and Mathura continues the festivities with spectacular celebrations at Banke Bihari Temple, where devotees shower each other with flower-based colours while dancing to traditional music.

Let’s delve deep into the origin of celebrating Holi in Barsana, along with the dates 2025.

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The Origin Of Barsana Holi

Krishna was born in Mathura and grew up in Vrindavan. When he was young, he complained to his mother that his friend Radha had fair skin while he was dark-skinned. His mother Yashoda suggested that he could playfully put colours on Radha's face.

After that, Krishna would travel from his village Nandgaon to Radha's village Barsana to playfully colour Radha and the other village girls (Gopis). The girls would teasingly hit him with sticks as part of their game. This playful act between Krishna and Radha became the tradition for the Holi festival celebrations we see today.