Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as 'Holika Dahan' on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. Reuters
Revellers dance and throw coloured powder to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, in Hyderabad, India. AP
Hindu devotees with offerings make their way through Holi revellers, in Kolkata. AP
Men from Barsana village smeared with coloured powder at Nandagram temple, in Uttar Pradesh. Women playfully beat men with lathis (wooden sticks) as part of the ritual. AP
Revellers play Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A boy plays with water during in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
A reveller smeared with coloured powder, in Hyderabad. AP
Salvadorans play Holi at a festival organised by the Embassy of India with the support of El Salvador's Ministry of Culture, at Cuscatlan Park, San Salvador. AFP
A reveller daubed with 'Gulal' or coloured powder, in Bhopal. AFP
A man reacts while celebrating Holi, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
People smear coloured powder on each other at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Widows throw petals while participating in Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. EPA
Students play with 'Gulal' or coloured powder at the Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar. AFP
People dance while playing Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Indian women from the Koli community in traditional clothes take part in the procession to celebrate the 'Holika Dahan' or burning of Holika, in Mumbai. EPA
Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as 'Holika Dahan' on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. Reuters
Revellers dance and throw coloured powder to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi, in Hyderabad, India. AP
Hindu devotees with offerings make their way through Holi revellers, in Kolkata. AP
Men from Barsana village smeared with coloured powder at Nandagram temple, in Uttar Pradesh. Women playfully beat men with lathis (wooden sticks) as part of the ritual. AP
Revellers play Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
A boy plays with water during in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
A reveller smeared with coloured powder, in Hyderabad. AP
Salvadorans play Holi at a festival organised by the Embassy of India with the support of El Salvador's Ministry of Culture, at Cuscatlan Park, San Salvador. AFP
A reveller daubed with 'Gulal' or coloured powder, in Bhopal. AFP
A man reacts while celebrating Holi, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
People smear coloured powder on each other at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Widows throw petals while participating in Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. EPA
Students play with 'Gulal' or coloured powder at the Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar. AFP
People dance while playing Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
Indian women from the Koli community in traditional clothes take part in the procession to celebrate the 'Holika Dahan' or burning of Holika, in Mumbai. EPA
Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as 'Holika Dahan' on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. Reuters