As India celebrated Holi today, all eyes were on Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, which witnessed tense communal clashes last year. According to ground reports, both Holi celebrations and Friday prayers during Ramzan were conducted peacefully across the district amid heightened security.
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00:00All right, let's move on and focus on what's happening during the Festival of Colours on
00:05Holi across the country.
00:07Of course, the spotlight was on Sambal, which witnessed riots just a few months ago, but
00:12the massive Holi procession continued as planned on the streets of Sambal amid heavy security.
00:17Cops were in fact geared up in riot wear and they went ahead and guarded the entire procession
00:24as it went by peacefully.
00:25It was on the same day as Friday prayers and Friday namaz too was held after the Holi
00:30procession in Sambal.
00:42Holi celebrated with full vigour in Sambal under heavy security cover.
00:50Multiple police teams stood guard and patrolled the streets on Friday, with drones keeping
00:55a watch from the sky as revellers exchanged colours.
01:01A procession escorted by security forces passed by the Jama Masjid that was covered
01:37The police in anti-riot gear guarded the procession throughout to avoid any flare-up.
01:44The procession was completed without any hiccups and peaceful and disciplined.
01:52At the end of the Holi procession, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had called for peace.
02:12After Holi celebrations got over, the Muslim community reached the masjid for Friday namaz.
02:17After the raging political showdown that had affected Sambal recently, the city on
02:22Friday was a picture of communal harmony.