Hindu devotees pray and face a deity as colored powder is thrown on them while celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, crowd at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, on March 7, 2012.

Children play with color water as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) , Mahesh Kumar A.

Happy Holi 2025: Holi, the beautiful festival of colours is here! People across India and the world celebrate this exciting lively festival with gulaal, waterguns, gujiya and a whole lot of fun.

These days, there are incarnations of Holi held around the world — though it would be impossible to match the pure scale of the celebration in India, where millions join in.

Bathed in color: Revelers dance during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India.

Each year, the Holi Festival celebrates the beginning of spring with an explosion of color. Participants, mostly in India and Nepal, sing and dance near temples while being blasted with water and ...

People dance and throw colored powder at the Holi Festival of Colours at Wembley Park in London, England. (photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) ...

A craze for a ‘Holi party’ can be seen in children and adults as the festival is approaching. An excitement to drench each other with colours and throw water-filled balloons echoes the ...

Holi Google Doodle: 8 Facts About the Hindu Festival of Color Published Mar 02, 2018 at 9:50 AM EST Updated Mar 02, 2018 at 12:49 PM EST By Nina Godlewski ...

People let loose at Holi. They dance in the streets and tell off-color stories. More important, it’s the one time of year when the typical boundaries of caste, sex and age are forgotten.

(Rachel Rydalch | The Salt Lake Tribune) Huzefa Saifee dances at the Holi Festival of Colors in Spanish Fork on Saturday, March 26, 2022. The festival included music, yoga, food, and hourly color ...

People put colour powder to their friend to celebrate Holi festival, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Tuesday, March 7, 2023.