India, Pakistan and Nepal plunge into colours and glee on Holi

[caption id=“attachment_2139525” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  People sing and dance while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Kathmandu March on 5, 2015. Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal. Reuters.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139527” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Girls smear colours on each other during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139529” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Rituals related to Holi being performed in Ahmadabad. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139531” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in the Holi celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows’ ashram at Vrindavan. Reuters. [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139533” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Widows daubed in colours dance as they take part in the Holi celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows’ ashram at Vrindavan. Reuters.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139535” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  A teacher reacts as she distributes coloured powder among children as they celebrate Holi. Reuters. [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139537” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Children covered in  gulal. Reuters. [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139539” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Children smear gulal on each other on Holi at the Society for the Education of the Crippled in Mumbai. Reuters.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139541” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  People gather to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Kathmandu on March 5, 2015. Reuters.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139543” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Women from the Pakistani Hindu community celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colors in Lahore, Pakistan, AP.[/caption]