Ayodhya, Feb. 27 -- Naga sadhus and other saints celebrated Rangbhari Ekadashi with great fervour and devotion in Ayodhya on Friday, playing Holi with gulal and the holy flag (nishan) of the Hanumangarhi Temple.

On the auspicious occasion, saints gathered at the Hanumangarhi Temple and applied gulal to each other, marking the beginning of the Holi festivities in the temple town.

Speaking with ANI, National President of Sankat Mochan Sena (Hanumangarhi Temple), Mahant Sanjay Das Ji Maharaj, said that as per tradition, the saints took out the Panchkoshi Parikrama carrying the symbol of Lord Hanuman on their shoulders.

"Today, on the occasion of Rangbhari Ekadashi, all the saints of Ayodhya went to the temples and applied gulal... We are ...