WATCH: Holi rages across America as students of Texas University revel in colours

Texas: Holi, the festival of colours, is not just celebrated in India with fervour and enthusiasm, but is also commemorated with great zeal in the US. A viral video shows students in the University of Texas dancing to Bollywood songs as they congregate in large numbers to play Holi.

The viral video from the University of Texas has been shared by activist and author Anuraag Saxena. Netizens are surprised with the popularity of the Holi in countries overseas.

US celebrates Holi

In the video, hundreds of young men and women, mostly dressed in white, can be seen playing with colours and water colours in an open field and dancing.

Sharing the video, Saxena said Holi in the University of Texas was just celebrated by 20 odd people when he was a student. He was surprised and excited to see a large number of students now enjoying the festival of colours in the varsity in US.

When I was there, Univ of Texas had like 20 people celebrating #Holi.
Look at the turnout today