SSC
INDIAN CULTURE
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Pakistan
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India
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Nepal
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Bangladesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Basantapur Durbar Square has been the hub for the celebration of Holi in Kathmandu. If you are here around the time, you can choose to participate in the festival. The celebrations usually start a week before the main day. Holi celebrations in Nepal can be colorful and loud.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rukusha Giri. According to Bhagwat Mahapuran, Holi celebrates the triumph of good over evil. It marks the day the demon princess Holika, sister of Hiranyakashipu, was killed in the fire while trying to burn her nephew, Prahlad. The festival is celebrated all over Nepal in different ways.
Detailed explanation-3: -Holi, also known as Phagu Purnima, along with many other Hindu festivals, is celebrated in Nepal as a national festival.