Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It’s an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights ...

Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It’s an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights.

A devotee holds a water gun loaded with colored water during the Holi festival in Mathura, India. When I was growing up in New Delhi, Holi marked the end of a cold winter.

Holi, the festival of colors heralds the arrival of spring (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Outbreak Sellers of colored powder and water guns said their sales had plunged this year.

Long Island Religion Holi, Hindu festival of color, celebrated on LI Watch Now • 1:14 Faces covered in colored powder as Holi celebrated in Selden ...

On the evening of March 9th, the Hindu festival of color, Holi, kicks off and will continue through today, March 10th. You’ve probably seen photos and videos from Holi celebrations around the world.

Lydia Martinez, 3, throws colored powder in the air during the Holi celebration at Navy Pier. The Hindu tradition marks the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil.

Indian students smear colored powder on each other during an event to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in Kolkata. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Being covered in color brings relative anonymity, and ...

Hindus celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors, to welcome spring by using through brightly colored powder, flowers, song and dance. A widow daubed in colors dances as she takes part in the Holi ...

Holy Holi: Colored Powder Will Be Thrown But Splashing Might Be Illegal It’s a spring religious festival in India. People spatter each other with colored powder and spray lots of water.

A devotee holds a water gun loaded with colored water during the Holi festival in Mathura, India. When I was growing up in New Delhi, Holi marked the end of a cold winter.