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

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

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India, Pakistan and Nepal plunge into colours and glee on Holi
People sing and dance while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Kathmandu March 5, 2015. Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal. REUTERS
Indian girls throw colored powder on each other during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, March 5, 2015. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, will be marked across the country on March 6. AP
Indians perform rituals around a bonfire during Holi festival celebrations in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 5, 2015. People across the country will celebrate Holi on March 6. AP
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 organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows' ashram at Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 5, 2015. Traditionally in Hindu culture, widows are expected to renounce earthly pleasure so they do not celebrate Holi. But women at the shelter for widows, who have been abandoned by their families, celebrated the festival by throwing flowers and coloured powder. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS
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 organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows' ashram at Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 5, 2015. Traditionally in Hindu culture, widows are expected to renounce earthly pleasure so they do not celebrate Holi. But women at the shelter for widows, who have been abandoned by their families, celebrated the festival by throwing flowers and coloured powder. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS
A teacher reacts as she distributes coloured powder among children as they celebrate Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad March 5, 2015. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and will be celebrated all over India. REUTERS
Children covered in coloured powder play during celebrations of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at the Society for the Education of the Crippled in Mumbai March 4, 2015. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS
Children covered in coloured powder play during celebrations of Holi, also known as the festival of colours, at the Society for the Education of the Crippled in Mumbai March 4, 2015. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS
People gather to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Kathmandu March 5, 2015. Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal. REUTERS
Women from the Pakistani Hindu community celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colors in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP
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