Celebrating Holi, ‘festival of colors,’ in India
The Hindu festival of Holi, or the “Festival of Colors,” heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter.
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- Indian heir to the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple Lalji Maharaj Shri Vrajendraprasdaji Maharaj sprays Hindu devotees with coloured water as they celebrate the Holi festival at the Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmedabad on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers dance during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers dance during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers take part in celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 12,2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian girl takes part in Holi celebrations in Mumbai on March 13, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian man is gets a face full of coloured powder during the Holi celebrations in Mumbai on March 13, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian woman is smeared with coloured powder during the Holi celebrations in Mumbai on March 13, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees take part in celebrations for the Holi festival at a Temple in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian child throws colored water onto bikers during Holi celebrations in Siliguri on March 13, 2017. Holi marks the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil, with people chasing each other and playfully splashing colorful paint, powder and water on each other. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian children sprinkle colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian children sprinkle colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian children play in pools of coloured water during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers take part in Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A physically challenged man smeared in coloured powder walks on a road in Mumbai on March 13, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees are sprayed with coloured water by heir to the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple Lalji Maharaj Shri Vrajendraprasdaji Maharaj as they celebrate the Holi festival at the Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmedabad on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian youth play with colors during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 12, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Indian Hindu devotees are sprayed with coloured water by heir to the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple Lalji Maharaj Shri Vrajendraprasdaji Maharaj as they celebrate the Holi festival at the Swaminarayan Temple in Ahmedabad on March 13, 2017. The Hindu festival of Holi, or the ‘Festival of Colours’ heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. (Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images)
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- An Indian man is smeared with coloured powder during the Holi celebrations in Mumbai on March 13, 2017. Holi, the festival of colours, is a riotous celebration of the coming of spring and falls on the day after full moon annually in March. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP/Getty Images)
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