India, March 14 -- Holi preparations in Lucknow are in their final stages. Markets are bustling with shoppers, crowding various shops selling colours, pichkaris, apparels, and savouries. The festive energy is surely on a high. Let's take a look at the different markets of the city.

This year, colour sellers are seeing high demand for gulal. "The sale of herbal gulal is always high. I have ten types of gulal, but herbal is the most sought after. Sales this year are on the rise, and I hope to beat my record of selling 40 kg of gulal a day before Holi, from last year," says Amar Kaserwani, a makeshift seller from Sadar.

For those who love the traditional way of playing Holi, pichkari buyers are getting a wide variety to choose from. Also, ...