Those celebrating rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another. The festival marks the start of spring and is marked in India, Nepal and around the world
People throw coloured powder during the Holi festival celebrations in Bangalore, India in an ancient Hindu festival symbolising the victory of good over evil.Students of Rabindrabharati University celebrate in Kolkata, India. The date of the festival varies depending on the lunar cycle. Typically, it falls in March.Members of the Pakistani Hindu community in Karachi. Blue represents the color of Lord Krishna’s skin while green symbolizes spring and rebirth.
Red symbolises marriage or fertility while both red and yellow — commonly used in ritual and ceremony — symbolise auspiciousness.A boy has his face covered in pink powder in Kathmandu, Nepal. Legend has it that the festival commemorates the triumph of Lord Narasimha over the demon Hiranyakashyap, representing the victory of righteousness over malevolence.In Gandhinagar, India, devotees are performing the “Holika Dahan’’, which symbolizes the burning of evil, a day before Holi.
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