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			{{Short description\|Hindu festival in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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	[[~~File:~~Barsana ~~Holi~~ Festival~~.jpg~~\|~~thumbnail~~\|[[~~Radha Rani Temple\|Radharani temple, Barsana~~]] ~~during Lathmaar holi.~~]]		\| holiday_name = Lathmar Holi
	'''Lathmar Holi ~~(लठमार होली)~~''' (~~laṭṭhamār holi~~) is a Hindu festival ~~which means of "'''Holi of sticks'''". This festival is~~ celebrated ~~with lot of fervour and excitement~~ in the twin towns of [[Barsana]] and [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]], also known as the towns of [[Radha]] and [[Krishna]] respectively. Every year during the period of Holi, thousands of devotees and tourists visit ~~Nandgaon and Barsana~~ to be the ~~part of Lathmar Holi~~.<ref>{{cite news \| title = What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated? \|publisher=India Today\| url = ~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/why-is-lathmar-holi-celebrated-in-barsana-and-nandgaon~~/1/624875.html~~ \|date= 21 March 2016\| ~~accessdate~~ = 6 December 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title = Lathmar Holi 2014: 12 Stunning Photos That'll Transport You To India For When It Is Spring\| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/13/india-holi-photos-2014_n_4951917.html \|publisher=Huffington Post, Canada\|date=13 March 2013\|accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title = नंदगांव में लट्ठमार होली की उमंग\|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]], Dharma \| url = http://aajtak.intoday.in/karyakram/Chhed-chhad-keeps-women-away-from-Braj-Mandal-Holi%E2%80%8E-1-52606.html \|date=15 March 2011\| accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Radha Rani Mandir Barsana {{!}} Barsana Temple {{!}} how to reach, timings\|url=https://www.thedivineindia.com/radha-rani-mandir-barsana/6143\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=thedivineindia.com\|language=en}}</ref> ~~The Lathmar Holi festivities usually lasts for over a week and ends on the day [[Rang Panchami]].~~		\| image = Lathmar Holi 2022 in Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh (edited).jpg
			\| caption = Lathmar Holi in [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]]
			\| type = Hindu
			\| observedby = [[Hindus]]
			\| longtype = Religious, Cultural, Spring festival
			\| date =
			\| date2022 = 11 March in India
			\| celebrations = Spraying colour powders, Playfully hurling sticks by women of [[Barsana]] on men of [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]], Dancing, Greetings, Festival delicacies
			\| frequency = Annual
			\| relatedto = [[Holi]]
			\| startedby = [[Radha Krishna]]
			}}
			{{Hinduism}}
			'''Lathmar Holi''' (Holi of sticks) is a [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] festival celebrated in the twin towns of [[Barsana]] and [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]], also known as the towns of [[Radha]] and [[Krishna]] respectively. Every year, during the period of [[Holi]], thousands of devotees and tourists visit these towns to celebrate the festival.<ref>{{cite news \| title = What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated? \|publisher=India Today\| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/culture/story/why-is-lathmar-holi-celebrated-in-barsana-and-nandgaon-314276-2016-03-21 \|date= 21 March 2016\| access-date = 6 December 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| title = Lathmar Holi 2014: 12 Stunning Photos That'll Transport You To India For When It Is Spring\| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/13/india-holi-photos-2014_n_4951917.html \|publisher=Huffington Post, Canada\|date=13 March 2013\|accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref> The festivities usually last for more than a week and ends on [[Rang Panchami]].<ref>{{cite web \| title = नंदगांव में लट्ठमार होली की उमंग\|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]], Dharma \| url = http://aajtak.intoday.in/karyakram/Chhed-chhad-keeps-women-away-from-Braj-Mandal-Holi%E2%80%8E-1-52606.html \|date=15 March 2011\| accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Radha Rani Mandir Barsana {{!}} Barsana Temple {{!}} how to reach, timings\|url=https://www.thedivineindia.com/radha-rani-mandir-barsana/6143\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=thedivineindia.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Origins ==		== Origins ==
	~~[[File:Spherical Colors.jpg\|thumb\|Image depicting celebration of color in Barasana.]]~~		Associated with legend that is linked to the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]], the festival seeks to recreate it. According to the legend, Lord Krishna who was resident of [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]] and considered as the son-in-law of [[Vrishabhanu]] wanted to spray the colors on his beloved Radha and her friends. But, as Krishna and his friends entered [[Barsana]], they were playfully greeted with the sticks by Radha and her friends who drove them out of Barsana. Following the same trend, every year on the occasion of Holi, the men of Nandagaon who are treated as sons-in-law of Barsana visit Barsana and are greeted by women with colors and sticks (aka ''lathi'').<ref>{{Cite web\|date=February 28, 2018\|title=What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated?\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/lathmar-holi-barsana-nandgaon-lord-krishna-radha-mathura-uttar-pradesh-1179205-2018-02-28\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> The celebration is enacted in perfect good humor by both the sides, men of Nandgaon and women of Barsana.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ph.D \|first=Lavanya Vemsani \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&q=Barsana-+Krishna+in+History%2C+Thought%2C+and+Culture+An+Encyclopedia+of+the+Hindu+Lord+of+Many+Names&pg=PP1 \|title=Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names \|date=2016-06-13 \|publisher=ABC-CLIO \|isbn=978-1-61069-211-3 \|location=United States of America \|pages=27 \|language=en}}</ref>
	Associated with legend that is linked to the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]], the festival seeks to recreate it. According to the legend, Lord Krishna who was resident of Nandgaon wanted to spray the ~~colours~~ on his beloved Radha and her friends ~~to tease them on the day of Holi~~. But, as Krishna and his friends entered Barsana they were playfully greeted with the sticks by Radha and her friends who drove them out of Barsana. Following the same trend, every year men of Nandagaon visit Barsana ~~during the time of Holi~~ and are greeted by women ~~who playfully hurl~~ sticks (aka ''lathi'') ~~on men~~. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=February 28, 2018\|title=What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated?\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/lathmar-holi-barsana-nandgaon-lord-krishna-radha-mathura-uttar-pradesh-1179205-2018-02-28\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

	~~[[File:~~Samaj gathering during Lathmar hoil.jpg~~\|thumbnail\|right~~\|Color Drenched people in Krishna Temple]]		== Gallery ==
	~~[[File:~~Lathmar Women.jpg~~\|thumbnail\|left~~\|Women waiting for men during lathmar~~.]]~~		<gallery>
	~~[[File:~~Latmar women in action in Barsana.jpg~~\|thumbnail\|right~~\|Women using lathis.]]		Samaj gathering during Lathmar hoil.jpg\|Color Drenched people in Krishna Temple
			Lathmar Women.jpg\|Women waiting for men during lathmar
			Latmar women in action in Barsana.jpg\|Women using lathis
			Spherical Colors.jpg\|Image depicting celebration of color in Barasana
			Barsana Holi Festival.jpg\|Holi at [[Radha Rani Temple]], Barsana
			</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[Barsana]]		*[[Barsana]]
	*[[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]]		*[[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh\|Nandgaon]]
	*[[Braj\|Braj region]]
	*[[Radha Rani Temple]]		*[[Radha Rani Temple]]
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	== References ==		== References ==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601234043/http://www.indiaenews.com/art-culture/20080320/105378.htm Lord Krishna's land rocks to beats of Holi]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601234043/http://www.indiaenews.com/art-culture/20080320/105378.htm Lord Krishna's land rocks to beats of Holi]
	* [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/lathmar-holi-celebrations-begin-in-barsana_10027946.html Lathmar Holi celebrations begin in Barsana]		* [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/lathmar-holi-celebrations-begin-in-barsana_10027946.html Lathmar Holi celebrations begin in Barsana] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019235143/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/lathmar-holi-celebrations-begin-in-barsana_10027946.html \|date=19 October 2018 }}

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	== Origins ==		== Origins ==
			[[File:Spherical Colors.jpg\|thumb\|Image depicting celebration of color in Barasana.]]
	Associated with legend that is linked to the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]], the festival seeks to recreate it. According to the legend, Lord Krishna who was resident of Nandgaon wanted to spray the colours on his beloved Radha and her friends to tease them on the day of Holi. But, as Krishna and his friends entered Barsana they were playfully greeted with the sticks by Radha and her friends who drove them out of Barsana. Following the same trend, every year men of Nandagaon visit Barsana during the time of Holi and are greeted by women who playfully hurl sticks (aka ''lathi'') on men. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=February 28, 2018\|title=What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated?\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/lathmar-holi-barsana-nandgaon-lord-krishna-radha-mathura-uttar-pradesh-1179205-2018-02-28\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		Associated with legend that is linked to the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]], the festival seeks to recreate it. According to the legend, Lord Krishna who was resident of Nandgaon wanted to spray the colours on his beloved Radha and her friends to tease them on the day of Holi. But, as Krishna and his friends entered Barsana they were playfully greeted with the sticks by Radha and her friends who drove them out of Barsana. Following the same trend, every year men of Nandagaon visit Barsana during the time of Holi and are greeted by women who playfully hurl sticks (aka ''lathi'') on men. <ref>{{Cite web\|date=February 28, 2018\|title=What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated?\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/lathmar-holi-barsana-nandgaon-lord-krishna-radha-mathura-uttar-pradesh-1179205-2018-02-28\|access-date=2021-02-17\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

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[[File:Barsana Holi Festival.jpg|thumbnail|[[Radha Rani Temple|Radharani temple, Barsana]] during Lathmaar holi.]]
'''Lathmar Holi (लठमार होली)''' (laṭṭhamār holi) is a Hindu festival which means of "'''Holi of sticks'''". This festival is celebrated with lot of fervour and excitement in the twin towns of [[Barsana]] and [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh|Nandgaon]], also known as the towns of [[Radha]] and [[Krishna]] respectively. Every year during the period of Holi, thousands of devotees and tourists visit Nandgaon and Barsana to be the part of Lathmar Holi.<ref>{{cite news | title = What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated? |publisher=India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/why-is-lathmar-holi-celebrated-in-barsana-and-nandgaon/1/624875.html |date= 21 March 2016| accessdate = 6 December 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Lathmar Holi 2014: 12 Stunning Photos That'll Transport You To India For When It Is Spring| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/13/india-holi-photos-2014_n_4951917.html |publisher=Huffington Post, Canada|date=13 March 2013|accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = नंदगांव में लट्ठमार होली की उमंग|publisher=[[Aaj Tak]], Dharma | url = http://aajtak.intoday.in/karyakram/Chhed-chhad-keeps-women-away-from-Braj-Mandal-Holi%E2%80%8E-1-52606.html |date=15 March 2011| accessdate = 2014-07-31 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Radha Rani Mandir Barsana {{!}} Barsana Temple {{!}} how to reach, timings|url=https://www.thedivineindia.com/radha-rani-mandir-barsana/6143|access-date=2021-02-17|website=thedivineindia.com|language=en}}</ref> The Lathmar Holi festivities usually lasts for over a week and ends on the day [[Rang Panchami]].

== Origins ==
Associated with legend that is linked to the divine couple [[Radha Krishna]], the festival seeks to recreate it. According to the legend, Lord Krishna who was resident of Nandgaon wanted to spray the colours on his beloved Radha and her friends to tease them on the day of Holi. But, as Krishna and his friends entered Barsana they were playfully greeted with the sticks by Radha and her friends who drove them out of Barsana. Following the same trend, every year men of Nandagaon visit Barsana during the time of Holi and are greeted by women who playfully hurl sticks (aka ''lathi'') on men. <ref>{{Cite web|date=February 28, 2018|title=What is Lathmar Holi? Why is it celebrated?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/lathmar-holi-barsana-nandgaon-lord-krishna-radha-mathura-uttar-pradesh-1179205-2018-02-28|access-date=2021-02-17|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Samaj gathering during Lathmar hoil.jpg|thumbnail|right|Color Drenched people in Krishna Temple]]
[[File:Lathmar Women.jpg|thumbnail|left|Women waiting for men during lathmar.]]
[[File:Latmar women in action in Barsana.jpg|thumbnail|right|Women using lathis.]]

==See also==
*[[Holi]]
*[[Radha Krishna]]
*[[Barsana]]
*[[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh|Nandgaon]]
*[[Braj|Braj region]]
*[[Radha Rani Temple]]
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*
== References ==

<references />

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601234043/http://www.indiaenews.com/art-culture/20080320/105378.htm Lord Krishna's land rocks to beats of Holi]
* [http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/lathmar-holi-celebrations-begin-in-barsana_10027946.html Lathmar Holi celebrations begin in Barsana]

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