PHOTOS: Holi – Festival of Colors in India
March 17, 2014
An Indian girl, face smeared with colored powder, sits on the shoulder of her father during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) ( India Holi celebration )
An Indian man throws colored powder on another as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Festival )
Indian revelers cover each other with colored powder and dance while taking part in Holi festival celebrations in Guwahati on March 17, 2014. Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India and Nepal at the end of winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO / Biju BOROBIJU BORO/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139012 )
Indian revelers play with colored powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528144509 )
A Sikh worker is smeared in color by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (unseen) during the Holi Festival at the India-Pakistan Joint Check Post (JCP) at the Attari border, some 30 kms from Amritsar, India, 17 March 2014. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February or March) which usually falls in the later part of February or March and main day is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. EPA/RAMINDER PAL SINGH ( INDIA HOLI FESTIVAL )
An Indian Sikh devotee performs fire-breathing during a religious procession to mark Holla Mohalla at the Guru Dwara Sri Kesgarh Sahib temple at Sri Anandpur Sahib, some 100 kms from Jalandhar, on March 17, 2014. Hola Mohalla is a three day Sikh festival, in which Nihang Sikh 'warriors' perform Gatka (mock encounters with real weapons), tent pegging and bareback horse-riding, which usually falls in March following the Hindu festival of Holi. AFP PHOTO/SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP/Getty Images ( 528142571 )
Indian children covered in colored powder spray colored water during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139449 )
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) female soldiers smear powdered color on BSF Deputy Inspector General MF Farooqui (L) while celebrating the Holi Festival at the India-Pakistan Joint Check Post (JCP) at the Attari border, some 30 kms from Amritsar, India, 17 March 2014. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna (February or March) which usually falls in the later part of February or March and main day is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other. EPA/RAMINDER PAL SINGH ( INDIA HOLI FESTIVAL )
Children smeared with silver colour pose for photographs during a procession on the occasion of Holi, festival of colors in Bhopal, India, 17 March 2014. Holi is the Hindu spring festival of colors, celebrated with full zeal and fervour. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA ( INDIA HOLI FESTIVAL )
Revelers dance as colorful water is sprinkled on them during a procession on the occasion of Holi, festival of colors in Bhopal, India, 17 March 2014. Holi is the Hindu spring festival of colors, celebrated with full zeal and fervor. EPA/SANJEEV GUPTA ( INDIA HOLI FESTIVAL )
An Indian girl splatters the back of another with colored water as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Festival )
Indian revelers painted in metallic paints pose for a photograph during Holi festival celebrations in Siliguri on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month.AFP PHOTO /Diptendu DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images ( 528144564 )
An Indian man throws colored powder on a woman as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Festival )
A Hindu priest, face covered with colored powder, waits for devotees at a temple on Holi, the festival of colors, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) ( India Holi )
Indian revelers covered in colored powder dance during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KANOJIASanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 528144526 )
A Nihang or Sikh warrior loses control of his horse during a display of horse riding skills at the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Monday, March 17, 2014. Believers from various parts of northern India collect at the religious fair to celebrate the festival of Holi in a tradition set by the tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh in the seventeenth century. Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display their martial skills and attire during the fair, believed to be maintained in the exact tradition as set by the Guru. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( India Sikh Festival )
Indian revelers dance as water is sprayed during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137360 )
People watch as Nihangs or Sikh warriors, display their horse riding skills during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Monday, March 17, 2014. Believers from various parts of northern India collect at the religious fair to celebrate the festival of Holi in a tradition set by the tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh in the seventeenth century. Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display their martial skills and attire during the fair, believed to be maintained in the exact tradition as set by the Guru. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( India Sikh Festival )
Nihangs or Sikh warriors smear each others faces with color powder as they participate in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Monday, March 17, 2014. Believers from various parts of northern India collect at the religious fair to celebrate the festival of Holi in a tradition set by the tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh in the seventeenth century. Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display their martial skills and attire during the fair, believed to be maintained in the exact tradition as set by the Guru. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( India Sikh Festival )
Sikh warrior Major Singh, wearing a 425 meters long turban, brandishes a sword as he participates in a religious procession during the annual fair of 'Hola Mohalla' in Anandpur Sahib, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Monday, March 17, 2014. Believers from various parts of northern India collect at the religious fair to celebrate the festival of Holi in a tradition set by the tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh in the seventeenth century. Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, display their martial skills and attire during the fair, believed to be maintained in the exact tradition as set by the Guru. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) ( APTOPIX India Sikh Festival )
Indian revelers, cover each other with colored powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. Holi, The Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO /SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 528135757 )
An Indian woman shakes her head covered in colored powder as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool) ( India Festival )
Indian revelers their faces covered in colored powder, pose as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. Holi, The Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO /SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 528135782 )
Indian revelers, cover each other with colored powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. Holi, The Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO /SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 528135750 )
An Indian cycle rickshaw rider sits covered in colored powder,after celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colors in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. Holi, The Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO /SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images ( 528135762 )
Indian revelers play with colored powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137442 )
Indian revelers play with colored powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137412 )
Indian revelers play with colored powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137403 )
Indian revelers dance as water is sprayed during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137394 )
Students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFL) gesture during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137513 )
Students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFL) gesture during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Noah SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 528137512 )
An Indian reveler covered with colored powder poses for a photograph while celebrating the Holi festival in Bhubaneswar on March 17, 2014. Holi, the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO / ASIT KUMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139019 )
A Hindu priest throws colored powder over devotees as they celebrate the Holi festival at the Radha Krishna temple in Kolkata on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/STRSTRDEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139027 )
Indian revelers covered in colored powder dance during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139468 )
Indian revelers covered in colored powder dance during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139460 )
Indian children covered in colored powder spray colored water during Holi festival celebrations in Allahabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images ( 528139676 )
Sikh youths demonstrate Gatka martial arts skills during a procession to mark 'Hola Mohalla' at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 17, 2014. Hola Mohalla is a three day Sikh festival, in which Nihang Sikh 'warriors' perform Gatka (mock encounters with real weapons), tent pegging and bareback horse-riding, which usually falls in March following the Hindu festival of Holi. AFP PHOTO / NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images ( 528141829 )
Indian Hindu devotees are sprayed with water and colored powder as they celebrate the Holi festival at the Swaminarayan Temple at Kalupur in Ahmedabad on March 17, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images ( 528144562 )
An Indian schoolchild dressed as the Hindu god Krishna and adorned with colored powder stands among other students during celebrations for the spring festival Holi in Bhubaneswar on March 16, 2014. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO / ASIT KUMAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 528138645 )
A man takes part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Ed JonesED JONES/AFP/Getty Images ( 528138648 )
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