In photos: Holi, the 'festival of colours', celebrated across India

Festival, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring

Last updated: March 07, 2023 | 15:14

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Men from Barsana village smeared with colors play Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village.

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A young man dances during the colorful Holi 2023 festival organized by the Embassy of India at Cuscatlan Park, San Salvador.

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Devotees play with colours during the Holi celebrations, at Shri Banke Bihari temple, Vrindavan, in Mathura.

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A foreigner reacts while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Girls take part in the celebrations to mark Holi, the spring festival of colours, in Kolkata.

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A girl takes part in the Holi festival celebrations, in Kolkata.

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Students celebrate with colors during the 'Rangotsav Holi' programme ahead of the Holi festival, at Shree Ram Engineering College, in Jabalpur.

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People smeared with colors play Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village.

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Villagers smeared with colours play Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village.

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Men from Barsana village smeared with colors sing as they play Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village.

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A reveller daubed in 'Gulal' or coloured powder celebrates Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours in Bhopal.

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People attend Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India.

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Hindu devotees daubed in colour throw a fellow devotee in the air as they celebrate Holi at a temple premises in Salangpur in the western state of Gujarat.

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A woman shakes her head to dust off coloured powder from her hair during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India.

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Hindu priests use colour smoke guns to celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, at a temple premises in Salangpur, in the western state of Gujarat, India.

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Women smear colours on each other's faces during pre-Holi celebrations, in Bhopal.

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People take part in Holi festival celebrations, at begumbazar, in Hyderabad.

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Women take part in the pre-Holi festival celebrations, in Bhopal.

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Students daubed in 'Gulal' or coloured powder celebrate Holi at the Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar.

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Students play with colour (gulal) as part of Holi festival celebrations, in Nagpur.

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