Yaosang
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Yaosang is a festival celebrated in Manipur for five days in spring, starting on the full moon day of the month of Lamda (February–March). Yaosang is indigenous traditions of the Meitei people.
It is considered the most important festival in Manipur. But unlike Holi, the celebrations go far beyond just colours.
Perhaps kids in traditional attire going for Nakatheng is the most sought after sight during the Yaosang festival
A typical Meitei Holi group performing in Govindagee Temple on the second day of Yaosang.
As a part of the Yaosang sports festival, old folks show off their skill in a traditional form of wrestling known as mukna. These two gentlemen were more than 80 years old.
Horse Riders leading the way to the Kangla Fort while a Meitei holds the torch to inaugurate the sports festival on the first day of Yaosang.
Hola Mohalla
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Hola Mohalla, also called Hola, is a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in March. It takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett, usually a day after the Hindu spring festival Holi, but sometimes coincides with it.
Hola Mohalla is a big festive event for Sikhs around the world.
The Khalsa celebrating the Sikh festival Hola Mohalla or simply Hola.
A young practitioner with chakari
A vintage photograph from 1979 of Hola Mohalla being celebrated at Anandpur Sahib. Digitized by Panjab Digital Library.
Hola Mohalla festival and sports, Anandpur Sahib Punjab India