Khargone's Choli Village: A Unique Holi Tradition Without Colors or Water

• Choli village in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, celebrates Holi differently, focusing on emotions rather than colors on the main day.
• Villagers do not play with colors or gulal on Holi; instead, they share sorrows and offer condolences to families who have experienced loss.
• The community, including the village head, visits grieving families, applies gulal, and offers support to help them feel less alone.
• Colors are played the day after Dhulandi, starting at the 450-year-old Thakur Shri Radha Vinod Bihari Temple, then spreading throughout the village.
• Nearly 700 Yaduvanshi Thakur families uphold this tradition, which is also observed in several surrounding villages.