AGRA, Feb. 25 -- Rangotsav 2026 commenced in Mathura and Vrindavan on Tuesday with the traditional 'Laddoo Holi' at the Radha Rani Temple in Barsana. The festival was formally inaugurated at the grounds of Shri Radha Behari Inter College in Barsana in the presence of Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Laxmi Narain Chaudhary.

Also present at the event were Shailja Kant Mishra, chairman of Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad (UPBTVP); Nagendra Pratap, Commissioner of the Agra Division; Shailesh Pandey, DIG of Agra Range; Chandra Prakash Singh, district magistrate of Mathura; Shlok Kumar, SSP of Mathura; Laxmi NG, vice chairman of the Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority; and Suraj Patel, CEO of UPBTVP.

Addressing the gathering, Chaudh...