People throw colored powder during Lathmar Holi celebrations in Barsana, India, on Monday, March 6. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration held a few days before the Hindu festival of Holi. 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.
People throw colored powder during Lathmar Holi celebrations in Barsana, India, on Monday, March 6. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration held a few days before the Hindu festival of Holi. 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.
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Revelers play with colors during a Holi celebration in Hyderabad, India, on Monday, March 13.
Revelers play with colors during a Holi celebration in Hyderabad, India, on Monday, March 13.
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A man celebrating Holi dumps a bucket of colored water onto people in Mathura, India, on Monday, March 13.
A man celebrating Holi dumps a bucket of colored water onto people in Mathura, India, on Monday, March 13.
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People gather in Chennai, India, on Monday, March 13.
People gather in Chennai, India, on Monday, March 13.
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Students in Kolkata, India, smear colored powder at an event to celebrate Holi on Tuesday, March 7.
Students in Kolkata, India, smear colored powder at an event to celebrate Holi on Tuesday, March 7.
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Hindu devotees throw colored powder on one another inside a temple in Vrindavan, India, on Wednesday, March 8.
Hindu devotees throw colored powder on one another inside a temple in Vrindavan, India, on Wednesday, March 8.
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Students play with colored powder in Kolkata on Sunday, March 12.
Students play with colored powder in Kolkata on Sunday, March 12.
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Flower petals and colored powder are thrown at a temple in Vrindavan on Thursday, March 9.
Flower petals and colored powder are thrown at a temple in Vrindavan on Thursday, March 9.
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A reveler is tossed into the air in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, March 12.
A reveler is tossed into the air in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, March 12.
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Indian widows celebrate Holi in Vrindavan on Thursday, March 9.
Indian widows celebrate Holi in Vrindavan on Thursday, March 9.
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