Rain dances, farmhouse parties on cards

AHMEDABAD: Rain dances, farmhouse parties or catching up with friends over gulaal is what youth have planned for Sunday.
Most of them began playing Holi at college itself on Friday and Saturday to create a build-up to the festival. Clubs in the city are doing their bit by hosting rain dances. Pratik Agrawal, father of a five-year-old, says, "Every year we spend Holi with our whole family.This year, however, we've decided to attend a rain dance at a club just to introduce a new kind of celebration to our child."
Many others plan to liven up their own localities. "Our group will visit every home in the colony so that no person is left without a dab of colour. The sound of our drums will precede us to heighten the festive mood," says Nihar Modi, a resident of Shahibaug. At home, his mother plans to prepare Holi delicacies like puran poil, gujjia and phirnee knowing fully well that her children would return famished once the sun is glaring mid-afternoon.
Dates and dhani (popped bajra) are at the top of the Holi fare for visitors who will drop by to colour them.
Neha Arya, a second year LLB student of LA Shah college, plans to get together with friends at a far away farmhouse. "We want to escape from city life and celebrate with just our close friends," she says.