A boy plays with a water pistol during holi celebrations in a lane near the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
People cheer as coloured water is sprayed on them during Holi celebrations in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Hindu devotees covered in coloured water and powder sit in a temple during “Lathmar Holi” at the village of Nandgaon. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
A student of Rabindra Bharati University reacts as her fellow students apply coloured powder to her face during celebrations for Holi, also known as the festival of colours in Kolkata. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
A boy smeared with colours reacts as another boy pours water on him during Holi celebrations in the southern Indian city of Chennai March. REUTERS/Babu
Widows throw flowers into the air during a holi celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Traditionally in Hindu culture, widows are expected to renounce earthly pleasure so they do not celebrate holi, but for the first time, women at the shelter for widows who have been abandoned by their families celebrated the festival by throwing flowers and coloured powder.. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Members of a band stand in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during “Lathmar Holi” at the village of Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
Women throw flowers into the air during a holi celebration at the Meera Sahavagini ashram in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash
People covered with coloured powder dance at a temple during “Lathmar Holi” at Nandgaon village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
