Guwahati, March 8: Holi was celebrated across Assam with pomp and gaiety on Wednesday. Friends Club organised holi Mahotsav at Guwahati Fancy Bazar.

Friends Club organised Holi Mahotsav on Wednesday at Fancy Bazar in Guwahati. Thousands of people gathered together to celebrate holi and danced to vibrant music.

Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across Assam, as men and women took to the streets smearing ‘gulal’ on each other’s faces.

In some places, youngsters were seen playing holi near their homes with turmeric and indigo powder, flour and such other home-made products.

Meanwhile, holi or Doul Utsav was celebrated with traditional rituals at the 15th century Vaisnavite Batadrava, Barpeta and other Satras, monasteries across the state, set up by Assamese social-religious reformer Srimanta Sankardeb, though the gathering of disciples was less this time.