---
type: Video
title: "Celebrating Holi in India with Locals"
description: Harry celebrates Holi 2022 in Delhi — a paint fight through the streets of Old Delhi, then the big organised party at a New Delhi hotel.
tags: [india, delhi, holi, festival, street-food]
timestamp: 2026-08-04T12:00:00Z
resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L55nlpLbYg
video_id: 1L55nlpLbYg
upload_date: 2022-03-20
duration: 939
---

# Celebrating Holi in India with Locals

Harry spends Holi in [Delhi](/places/delhi.md) with fellow creators
[Ali](/people/ali.md) and [Mac](/people/mac.md), starting on the streets of
Old Delhi and finishing at an organised party at a hotel in New Delhi. He
explains the festival as a celebration of the triumph of good over evil in
Hinduism, then gets thoroughly covered in colour — first by strangers who
pull the three of them into an impromptu street party, later by a full dance
floor. Between the two he eats his first food of the day at 2pm: a moong dal
cheela cooked in front of him at a street stall. His verdict on the day is
that the energy was electric and welcoming across every age group.

*Obs: this page is built from an auto-generated transcript that garbles
several words, plus the video description. The description names the main
party's venue (a hotel in New Delhi) and Harry's two companions; the
transcript alone does not.*

## Key moments

- [00:00] Holi morning in Delhi — Harry explains the festival celebrates the
  triumph of good over evil in the Hindu religion, and that Delhi is one of
  the best places to be for it.
- [00:30] How it works: a free-for-all paint-and-water fight out on the
  streets. Harry is warned in advance that tourists are specifically
  targeted, and that organised events are reportedly better than roaming.
- [01:37] Old Delhi — the first hits land. Harry is struck by locals simply
  going about their working day, driving and running errands, completely
  covered in colour.
- [03:45] A group pulls them into a street party with drumming and dancing;
  the crowd goes wild for the camera.
- [05:29] The catch: people start asking for money almost immediately.
- [06:00] Two men follow the group for at least ten minutes. Harry decides
  they'll move on to a planned event rather than keep roaming the streets.
- [07:27] Paint goes in his eyes, and the heat is punishing.
- [08:35] Inside the organised party — loud, packed, and by his description an
  "absolute vibe". Entry was around 3,000 (from video – unverified).
- [09:06] The main party: dense crowd, colour everywhere, and Harry loses his
  friends within minutes.
- [10:47] First food of the day at 2pm, to line their stomachs — a street
  stall making moong dal cheela.
- [11:17] How it's made: a thin batter spread across a heavily oiled pan,
  topped with vegetables, egg and onion. Priced at 500 rupees (from video –
  unverified).
- [12:22] The verdict — thin, very crispy and caramelised, quite spicy, served
  with a sweet sauce Harry compares to hoisin.
- [14:39] Wrapping up: the energy was electric, people of all ages, and no bad
  atmosphere anywhere — an experience he never expected to have and was lucky
  to catch by timing.

## Extracted pages

- Place: [Delhi](/places/delhi.md)
- Country: [India](/countries/india.md)
- Tip: [Do big festivals at an organised event](/tips/do-big-festivals-at-an-organised-event.md)
- People: [Ali](/people/ali.md), [Mac](/people/mac.md)