Mathura Festivals are famous worldwide. These festivals are celebrated by the Hindus with pomp and show all over India and with greater extravagance in Mathura. Mathura a small city of
Uttar Pradesh is particularly famous for Holi and Janmashtami.
Festivals in Mathura are celebrated following each and every ritual ever since decades. All the festivals have particular significance in the Hindu religion. The most popular among the festivals of Mathura is Holi.
It is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna, which occurs usually on Feb-March. People throw colored powdered dye and also colored water on each other playfully. This festival is celebrated with huge applaud in Braja, Nandagram, Varsana and Dauji.
Another popular festival of Mathura is Janmashtami, which is to commemorate the birth of Shri Krishna with great pomp and splendor. Ceremonies take place in the holy temples at midnight.
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