Holi Celebrations
People celebrate holi in Bengaluru.IANS
Bangalore Holi Celebrations
People celebrate holi in Bengaluru.IANS
Holi Celebrations
School students celebrate Holi wearing masks as a preventive measure against swine flu in Ahmedabad.IANS
Holi Celebrations
People celebrate holi in Bengaluru.IANS
Holi Celebrations
Women celebrate holi in Allahabad.IANS
Holi Celebrations
Devotees celebrate Holi at the Govind Devji temple in Jaipur.IANS
Holi Celebrations
People celebrate holi in Bengaluru.IANS
Holi Celebrations
People celebrate holi in Bengaluru.IANS
Today is Holi Festival in India, which is all about spreading the love, enjoyment, and obviously a great excuse for a massive paint fight.
Otherwise know as the festival of love, or colour, the ancient Hindu festival heralds the start of spring and celebrates the triumph of good over evil.
Makes our Easter celebrations look a bit dull, huh?
Revelers paint the town red (and orange, pink, blue, yellow – ok all of the colours) by hurling scented bags of paint and water at each other.

People daubed in colours dance while celebrating Holi in Mumbai March 6, 2015. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)
People daubed in colours dance while celebrating Holi in Mumbai. (Picture: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade)
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Apparently everyone is fair game for a face-full of paint – regardless of faith, gender, caste or age.

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Clothing thrown by people celebrating Holi hang from an overhead wire in Pushkar. (Picture: Deepak Sharma)
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The festival is about people meeting to play and laugh, forget hardships, forgive and repair relationships.

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An elderly Nepalese woman stands with her face smeared with colored powder. (picture: Niranjan Shrestha)
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Towns, parks, temples and buildings are turned into a riot of fun, music and colour during the celebrations.

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