Spring is here! Love is in the air, the sun is shining and people are throwing off that Winter frown. In Hindu culture they celebrate the arrival of Spring by having a Holi Day. This Holi Day is also known as the Festival of Colours and you can see why.
101. Men daubed in colours celebrate the re-enactment of a local tradition of Lathmar Holi, also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura February 24, 2010. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/K. K. Arora
202. Students holding powder paint of various colours pose as they celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colours, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 10, 2009. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
303. Men daubed in colours celebrate Lathmar Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, at Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 14, 2011. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/K. K. Arora
404. A man plays a drum as he celebrates Lathmar Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, at Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 14, 2011. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/K. K. Arora
505. A boy smiles as he leans on decorations for a colourful pole or chir, before the hoisting of the chir to mark the beginning of Holi festival in Kathmandu March 13, 2011. The tradition of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, is celebrated for seven days from the day of erecting the chir. It marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
606. People throw coloured powder after hoisting a colourful pole or chir, to mark the commencement of Holi in Kathmandu March 13, 2011. The tradition of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, is celebrated for seven days from the day of erecting the chir. It marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
707. Men daubed in colours celebrate Lathmar Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura March 15, 2011. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/K. K. Arora
808. A man daubed in colours prays during the Lathmar Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, celebrations at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura March 15, 2011. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/K. K. Arora
909. People smeared with coloured powder celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at a university in Kolkata March 16, 2011. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
1010. A woman plays under a shower while celebrating the festival of Holi in Kathmandu March 19, 2011. The tradition of Holi, also known as Festival of Colours, marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
1111. People apply coloured powder to a woman's face as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in Ahmedabad March 19, 2011. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
1212. Children gather around a teacher to receive coloured power as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at a school in Ahmedabad March 19, 2011. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
1313. Children covered in coloured powder are sprayed with water as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at a school in Ahmedabad March 19, 2011. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Amit Dave
1414. A holy man poses for a picture with a group of youth during celebrations for the festival of Holi in Kathmandu March 19, 2011. The tradition of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar Chitrakar
1515. People react after getting splashed by a bucket of water while celebrating the festival of Holi in Kathmandu March 19, 2011. The tradition of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
1616. People with their faces covered in coloured powder squint as more powder is thrown on them as they celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at a college in Chandigarh March 19, 2011. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
1717. People apply powder with colours to each other's faces as they celebrate Holi, or the festival of colours, in Agartala in India's northeastern Tripura state March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey
1818. Hindu devotees celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colours, outside a temple on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Mathura March 1, 2010. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
1919. A girl with her face covered in coloured powder smiles as more powder is thrown at a temple in Kuala Lumpur March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is extensively used in the Hindu religious festival of Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. REUTERS/Samsul Said
2020. A boy with his face covered in coloured powder reacts as more powder is thrown at a temple in Kuala Lumpur March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is extensively used in the Hindu religious festival of Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. REUTERS/Samsul Said
2121. Children pose after covering themselves with a coloured powder called abir during the celebration of Phagwa in the Tunapuna Hindu Primary School in Tunapuna, February 28, 2010. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
2222. Indian Border Security Force soldiers apply coloured powder to their colleague's face as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, at a camp in Humhama March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is used extensively in the Hindu religious festival of Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
2323. People with their faces covered in coloured powder react as more powder is thrown at a temple in Kuala Lumpur March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is extensively used in the Hindu religious festival of Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. REUTERS/Samsul Said
2424. A woman reacts as coloured powder is thrown on her face during the celebrations of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, February 26, 2010. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and will be celebrated all over India on March 1. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
2525. A woman laughs as she is drenched in water after having coloured powders applied to her face while celebrating Holi, or the festival of colours, in Hyderabad March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder
2626. A girl reacts as she is smothered in coloured powder while celebrating Holi, or the festival of colours, in Hyderabad March 20, 2011. Coloured powder is used extensively during Holi, which heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder
2727. Balwant Singh, a Nihang or Sikh warrior, wearing a traditional 800-metre-long turban, brandishes a talwar or traditional sword as he takes part in the Holla Mohalla festival in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab March 20, 2011. Hola Mohalla, or the festival of Nihangs, is celebrated during the Hindu religious festival of Holi, marking the congregation of Sikh devotees from all over the country. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
2828. Major Singh (C), a Nihang or Sikh warrior, wearing a traditional 425-metre-long turban, and Tarsem Singh (L), wearing a 400-metre-long-turban, take part in a procession during the Holla Mohalla festival in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab state March 20, 2011. Hola Mohalla, or the festival of Nihangs, is celebrated during the Hindu religious festival of Holi, marking the congregation of Sikh devotees from all over the country. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
2929. Nihangs, or Sikh warriors, apply coloured powders to each other's faces during the Holla Mohalla festival in Anandpur Sahib, in Punjab March 20, 2011. Hola Mohalla, or the festival of Nihangs, is celebrated during the Hindu religious festival of Holi, marking the congregation of Sikh devotees from all over the country. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
3030. Mahouts sit on decorated elephants during the Elephant Festival in Jaipur March 17, 2003. For more than 20 years, every year near the day of Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, elephants compete in competitions like the elephant race or a tug-of-war between an elephant and people.
3131. A man smears a boy with coloured powdered called abeer during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3232. A man smeared with coloured powdered called abeer makes a funny face during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3333. A man pours coloured powder called abeer on another man during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3434. A boy prepares to spray coloured powder called abeer during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3535. Men covered in coloured powder called abeer dance in mud during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3636. A man dances in the mud during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3737. A girl covered with coloured powder called abeer attends Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
3838. A student, smeared in colours, is seen during the celebrations of the Holi, the Indian festival of colours, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh March 10, 2009. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
3939. A woman covered with coloured powder called abeer laughs during Phagwa celebrations at the Savannah in Arranguez March 20, 2011. Phagwa, or Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours, celebrates the beginning of spring. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
40. Men and women take part in Huranga at Dauji temple near the northern Indian city of Mathura March 21, 2011. Huranga is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, the festival of colours, during which men drench women with liquid colours and women tear off the clothes of the men. REUTERS/K.K. Arora
41. A boy, smeared with colour dye, looks at the camera during the Hindu festival of Holi (Festival of Colours) in Barsana, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 15, 2008. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
42. A child rests inside tomato pulp as part of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad February 28, 2010. The tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder
43. Men and women take part in huranga in Dauji temple near the northern Indian city of Mathura March 2, 2010. Huranga is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, the festival of colours, during which men drench women with liquid colours and women tear off the clothes of the men. REUTERS/K.K. Arora
44. A girl reacts during the celebrations of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad March 1, 2010. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Krishnendu Halder
45. Mahouts sit atop a decorated elephant during a competition of the Elephant Festival in Jaipur, March 17, 2003. For more than 20 years, every year near the day of Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, elephants compete in competitions like the elephant race or a tug-of-war between an elephant and people. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore
46. Students smear each other with colour powder during the celebrations of Holi, the Indian festival of colours, in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata March 9, 2009. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw
4747. A boy with a smeared face looks into the camera during Holi celebrations in Kolkata March 11, 2009. Holi, also known as festival of colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over India. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw
48. Students apply coloured powder onto a fellow student during the celebrations for Holi, the Indian festival of colours, in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh March 10, 2009. The tradition of Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Ajay Verma
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