Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana have started painting in the colors of Holi. Holi is celebrated here for a whole month, not a day or two. Lathmar Holi of Barsana and Nandgaon is unique, it is one of the most unique and famous Holi festivals in India. Many foreign tourists also come here to be a part of this unique experience. In this particular tradition, women kill men with sticks and men try to protect themselves from the shield.

The celebration of Holi in Braj lasts for about 40 days. The Navami Tithi of Phalgun month will begin on March 7 at 9:18 am and end on March 8 at 8:16 am. In such a situation, Lathmar Holi will be celebrated on 8 March on the day of Udayatithi. This tradition is associated with the love story of Lord Krishna and Radha Rani. According to the belief, Shri Krishna came to Barsana (village of Radha) with his friends (Gopis) and started coloring Radha and his friends. Radha and her friends did not like this mischief, so they ran and beat up Shri Krishna and her friends with sticks. Since then, this unique Holi has been played every year, in which the women of Barsana beat the men of Nandgaon with sticks and men use shield to protect themselves.

In this Holi, the women who are called Huriyarin beat the Hurriyas with sticks and the Huriyarin protects themselves from their sticks by placing them on their heads. On the first day, men of Nandgaon come to Barsana and play Holi in the temple of Radha Rani. After this, the women (gopis) of Barsana take sticks and attack them and protect themselves from the shields. The next day the women of Barsana go to Nandgaon and Holi is played there.

Lathmar Holi is not just a festival, but a colorful confluence of devotion, love and tradition. This festival reminds of the love of Radha-Krishna, it reflects the unique traditions of Brajbhoomi. During this time, the entire atmosphere is drenched with bhajan-kirtan, gulal and devotional juice. After Lathmar Holi, on March 10, along with colorful Holi in Vrindavan, Holi of flowers will be played in the Banke Bihari temple. Rangotsav will also be celebrated on this day in Mathura, the birthplace of Shri Krishna.