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

Parag Shinde March 6, 2015, 13:44:25 IST

[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.

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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 5, 2015. Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal. REUTERS 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”] 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 Girls smear colours on each other during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139529” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] 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 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 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. 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 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. Reuters.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139535” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] 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 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 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  gulal. Reuters. [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2139539” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”] 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 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 March 5, 2015. Holi heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over Nepal. REUTERS 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, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Women from the Pakistani Hindu community celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colors in Lahore, Pakistan, AP.[/caption]

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