However, what happened was quite different.
On the next day, people wake up early in the morning to play with colours, also known as Gulal.
And that is how Holi celebrations began all over the country.
Special sweets like malpua, kheer and Basanti Sandesh are cooked on this occasion.
The colours of the rainbow are all symbolic in Hinduism.
Holi glorifies this victory of a worshipper of Vishnu over the malevolent Holika and Hiranyakashyap.