Imphal, 13 March 2017 (Evening News ) : People in Manipur celebrated  Yaoshang festival with religious and traditional fervour and enthusiasm. The first day of the festival, was marked by the burning of “yaoshang in the evening. Young boys and girls in colourful traditional dress went from door to door asking for money - “Nakatheng.” Singing of devotional songs- Holi by devotees, applying of colours and Thabal chongba are the highlights of the festival.

People burnt Yaoshang in different parts of the valley in the evening. They also offered fruits and flowers to the lord before setting the hut on fire .