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Saturday · Krishna Panchami
Chaitra Krishna Panchami, the official end of Holi celebrations. Colours are played in honour of the devas. Especially vibrant in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The colour is thrown not at people but into the air, as an offering to the deities, the idea being that the rajas and tamas in the atmosphere are dispersed and the divine element strengthened.
Dry colour thrown, processions, and in Maharashtra the Shimga celebrations of the Konkan with palanquins and folk performance. Indore's Rang Panchami procession with water cannon is famous.
Puran poli in Maharashtra; gujiya and thandai continue from Holi.
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Rajasthan, in Indore and Malwa it is bigger than Holi itself. Not observed in the south or east. In Braj it's part of the extended Holi sequence.
