PRAYAGRAJ, March 12 -- If the city's Chowk area is famous for Kapda Faad Holi then Daraganj locality is ready with its 'Damkal Yudh'.

The Holi here is unique as residents play with Damkal or firefighting equipment which were used by the British army to douse fire in the pre-Independence days. Thus, continuing with their century-old tradition, the residents here will play this special Holi on March 14 and 15.

Way back, some of the residents of Daraganj bought these unused equipment from the British army and passed it on to the younger generation so that tradition continues, shares Tirthraj Pandey, a Daraganj resident and president of Prayagraj Sewa Samiti which organises Holi in this traditional way.

"We call it Damkal Yudh. Several gro...