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  • 26
    Mar
    2013
    12:11pm, EDT

    The Hindu festival of colors celebrations continue in India

    Vivek Prakash / Reuters

    A boy sprays colored foam during Holi celebrations in a lane near the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on March 26. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.

    Altaf Qadri / AP

    Hindu devotees chant religious slogans amid dust from colored powder inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, on March 26.

    Thousands pack a small town in India to celebrate spring with their traditional Holi Festival. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • In a dirty, polluted river, prayers are offered
    • Hindus worship the sun god as night falls during Chhath Puja
    • With a flash and a bang, Hindus celebrate festival of lights
    • Color flies at Hindu festival in India

     

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  • 22
    Mar
    2013
    12:21pm, EDT

    Colorful Holi celebrations kick off in India

    Sanjay Kanojia / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji Temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27.

    Sanjay Kanojia / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji Temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013.

    Sanjay Kanojia / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji Temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013.

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    Awesome pics!

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  • 29
    Jul
    2012
    1:37pm, EDT

    Packed powder: Crowds celebrate at Holi inspired party in Berlin

    Thomas Peter / Reuters

    People throw colored powder in the air during Holi festival celebrations in Berlin, July 29. Holi, also known as the festival of colors, is a festival celebrated in India and other Hindu countries that in its original form heralds the beginning of spring. The Berlin event brought Indian Djs, acrobatics and dance to the German capital.

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  • 12
    Mar
    2012
    7:17am, EDT

    Bullu Raj / AP

    People splash water on bikers on the last day of Yaoshang, or the Holi festival celebrations, in Imphal, India, on March 12, 2012. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, also heralds the coming of spring.

    Holi festival ending with a splash

    See more pictures of the Holi festival on PhotoBlog.

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  • 9
    Mar
    2012
    11:03am, EST

    Toxic dyes in Holi celebrations kill 1, hospitalize hundreds

    Punit Paranjpe / AFP - Getty Images

    Vaishnavi Borde, a nine year-old Indian child, who is undergoing treatment after suffering from allergic reactions from colored powder thrown during the Holi Festival, reacts during a blood test at a hospital in Mumbai on March 9. A teenage boy has died and hundreds of others have been hospitalized in Mumbai due to suspected contaminated paint used in the Indian "festival of colour" Holi, a report said.

    Rajanish Kakade / AP

    Relatives of 13-year old Viky Walmiki, who died from poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, gather outside his house in Mumbai, India, on March 9.

    By Natalia Jimenez, NBC News

    What traditionally are lighthearted Hindu celebrations of the arrival of spring, became deadly when hundreds of children came into contact with toxic colors used in the festivities. Viky Walmiki, 13-years-old, died after he was taken to the hospital with poisoning symptoms while celebrating in Mumbai. According to the Times of India, more than 200 people were admitted to hospitals "after they complained of giddiness, burning sensation on skin, nausea and vomiting." It is possible that leather tanners from a local dump got mixed up with the colors the children used to splash each other. Mumbai's Dharavi neighborhood is home to a leather tanning industry.

    The annual festival always provides colorful scenes of people splashing each other with colored powders and dyes.

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    Police take notes as they speak to children suffering from poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, in Mumbai, India, on March 8.

    Rajanish Kakade / AP

    5-year-old Ritika Borde, a victim of poisoning from colored powder and water used during Holi celebrations, stands in a queue to be treated at a government hospital in Mumbai, India, on March 9.

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    I'm about as Anglo as you can get and have no Indian friends, but my gosh John, America has a whole bunch of ignorant and corrupt people with no common sense.

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  • 8
    Mar
    2012
    2:00pm, EST

    The Festival of Colors known as Holi heralds the beginning of spring in India

    Adnan Abidi

    Men and boys are daubed in colored powder at a temple during "Lathmar Holi" at village Nandgaon in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 3, 2012. In a Holi tradition unique to Nandgaon and Barsana villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.

    You can see more pictures of Holi celebrated in India here.

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  • 7
    Mar
    2012
    11:52am, EST

    Celebrating the Holi festival of color in India

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Hindu devotees smear color on each other while celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Hindu devotees smear color on each other while celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Hindu devotees carry colored powder that is to be thrown on worshippers during celebrations for "Holi," the festival of color, crowd at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 7. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    A Hindu devotee is covered in green powder from celebrating "Holi," the festival of color, as he stands in the Banke Bihari temple during a break for cleaning in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, March 6. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

     

    You can see other pictures of Holi celebrated in India here.

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    I thought that first picture was of a suicide bomber..

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  • 3
    Mar
    2012
    4:05pm, EST

    Lathmar Holi celebrations continue in India

    Adnan Abidi / Reuters

    Men throw red powder as they celebrate "Lathmar Holi" in Nandgaon, India, March 3. In a Holi tradition unique to Nandgaon and Barsana villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Indian Hindu men watch during Lathmar Holi at Nandagram Temple, in Nandgaon,India, March 3. According to tradition which has its roots in Hindu mythology men from Barsana arrive at the temple where they are soaked in colored water by men from Nandgaon, believed to be Lord Krishna's village, and then beaten by the women of the village with wooden sticks as they depart the town.

    A number of legends surround Holi, and the legend of Radha-Krishna is detailed by holifestival.org:

    Young Krishna is known to be very playful and mischievous. The story goes that as a child, Krishna was extremely jealous of Radha's fair complexion since he himself was very dark.

    One day, Krishna complained to his mother Yashoda about the injustice of nature which made Radha so fair and he so dark. To pacify the crying young Krishna, the doting mother asked him to go and colour Radha's face in whichever colour he wanted.
    In a mischievous mood, naughty Krishna heeded the advice of mother Yashoda and applied colour on her beloved Radha's face; Making her one like himself.

    Related content: See more PhotoBlog posts from Holi

    Kevin Frayer / AP; Manan Vatzyayana / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian Hindu women from Nandgaon village beat the shield of a man from Barsana during Lathmar Holi in Nandgaon, India, March 3.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    An Indian Hindu worshipper throws a bucket of colored water on others during Lathmar Holi at Nandagram Temple, in Nandgaon, India, March 3.

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Indian Hindu worshippers pray as others throw colored powder and water on them during Lathmar Holi at Nandagram Temple, in Nandgaon, India, March 3.

     

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    Hi I love these images. What an amazing way to celebrate. Thanks for this Graeme and the Adventure Travel Shop team

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  • 2
    Mar
    2012
    10:51am, EST

    Colorful signs of spring at Indian festival

    Ajay Verma / Reuters

    Students, with their faces smeared in colored powder, celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colors, at a college in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh March 2. The traditional event heralds the beginning of spring and will be celebrated all over India on March 8.

    Ajay Verma / Reuters

    A student, with her face smeared in colored powder, celebrates Holi, also known as the festival of colors, at a college in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh on March 2.

    Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian villagers smear themselves with colors during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, on March 2.

    Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian villagers smear themselves with colours during the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana, on March 2. During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, attack the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them.

    Manan Vatsyayana / AFP - Getty Images

    Indian women beat men with wooden sticks during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana, on March 2.

     

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    Looks like a paint fight ....

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  • 26
    Mar
    2011
    11:21pm, EDT

    More images of the Hindu festival Holi, but this time from Utah

    Jim Urquhart / Reuters

    A boy is hoisted up by the crowd during Holi, the festival of colors, at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah March 26, 2011. Thousands packed the temple grounds to celebrate Holi, a spring Hindu festival celebrated by throwing coloured powder at each other.

    Jim Urquhart / Reuters

    Reveller Philip Ellis dances during Holi, the festival of colors, at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple.

    Jim Urquhart / Reuters

    People throw colored powder during Holi, the festival of colors, at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple.

    Jim Urquhart / Reuters

    A woman listens to chants at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple.

    Jim Urquhart / Reuters

    Revellers Brandon Balaszi (R) and his wife Terrilyn break for lunch during Holi, the festival of colors, at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple.

    You can see other pictures of Holi celebrated in India here.

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    With more than a billion people, India is the largest, and most TOLERANT, democracy on earth. Hinduism is not a "pagan" religion. To an outsider, it seems pantheistic, but ultimately it all comes back to One supreme Being. Plus, as seen here in Utah, they know how to have a good time. That's more th …

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  • 21
    Mar
    2011
    11:03am, EDT

    Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

    Hindu devotees throw colored paper and dance as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Allahabad, India, on Monday, March 21. Clothes torn and thrown during celebrations are seen hanging from overhead cables.

    Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

    Hindu devotees celebrate Holi in Allahabad on Monday.

    Holi celebrated in Allahabad

    By Elena Grothe

    See more images of the vivid Holi festivities here.

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  • 18
    Mar
    2011
    8:36pm, EDT

    Kevin Frayer / AP

    Hindu devotees celebrate "Holi," the festival of color, March 18, 2011, at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 90 miles from New Delhi. Vrindavan is a famous place for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha.

    Hindus celebrate Holi in Vrindavan, India

    By Robert Hood

    Here's a little Friday eye candy.

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