Beautiful photos of Holi the Hindu Festival of Colors



A colorful and dynamic festival, the annual celebration of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is celebrated by Hindus in India and throughout the world. Revelers cover each other in colored powder and water to celebrate the beginning of spring and to commemorate various Hindu legends.

A crowd celebrates beneath a cloud of color in Mathura, India. Photo by Sucheta Das.

A crowd celebrates beneath a cloud of color in Mathura, India. Photo by Sucheta Das.

A color-soaked man rests for a moments during the festivities in Mathura, India. Photo by Sucheta Das.

A color-soaked man rests for a moments during the festivities in Mathura, India. Photo by Sucheta Das.

Worshipers at Barsana Temple in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India during the Holi festival. Photo by Sandipan Majumdar.

Worshipers at Barsana Temple in Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India during the Holi festival.
Photo by Sandipan Majumdar.

Two friends play in the color-soaked mud in Mathura City, India. Photo by Sahil Lodha.

Two friends play in the color-soaked mud in Mathura City, India. Photo by Sahil Lodha.

Locals showing foreign tourists the customs of Holi in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Photo and Caption by Shivji Joshi.

Locals showing foreign tourists the customs of Holi in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Photo and Caption by Shivji Joshi.

A young girl takes a break from color spraying during the Holi festival in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Moniruzzaman.

A young girl takes a break from color spraying during the Holi festival in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Moniruzzaman.

Two friends take a break from festivities to pose for the camera in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Moniruzzaman.

Two friends take a break from festivities to pose for the camera in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Moniruzzaman.

Tourists joining in the festivities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo by Teng Hin Khoo.

Tourists joining in the festivities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo by Teng Hin Khoo.

Festival-goers dance beneath a shower of yellow powder during the annual celebration of Holi in Mathura, India. Photo by Teng Hin Khoo.

Festival-goers dance beneath a shower of yellow powder during the annual celebration of Holi in Mathura, India. Photo by Teng Hin Khoo.

A child armed with an air pump filled with colored water gets ready to spray passersby on the streets of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Shahnewaz Karim.

A child armed with an air pump filled with colored water gets ready to spray passersby on the streets of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Shahnewaz Karim.

A girl sprays the photographer with colored water in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Farhana Haque.

A girl sprays the photographer with colored water in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Farhana Haque.

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