In Pics: Holi Celebration Across The Country

Enjoy the colourful photos from Holi across India.

Locals light up a color smoke candle as a procession of Krishna’s chariot moves through a street during Holi in Kolkata.

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Holi, the festival of colours, represents the end of winters and the arrival of spring.

Hindus across the Indian subcontinent come out to smear colours on each other while indulging in music and dance.

The festival of Holi has many variations and traditions that begin days before the main Holi day. Holi is often touted as the festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil.

A woman closes her eyes to avoid getting colour in them during Holi celebrations in Mumbai.(Photo: AP)

Indians throw coloured powder on each other during Holi in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Indians throw coloured powder on each other during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad.(Photo: AP)

While most play Holi and sing songs, some have added local variations to the festival that delve deep into the Hindu mythology.

Hindu devotees dance amid coloured powder and have flowers thrown on them during Holi festival celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad.(Photo: AP)

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An Indian man’s face is smeared in coloured powder by another as they celebrate Holi.(Photo: AP)

People also indulge in food and drinks during the festival. What sets apart Holi in terms of edibles is crisp, tasty and flaky ghujiyas. Ghujiya is a sweet dumpling made with suji or maida flour and stuffed with khoya (dried milk).

An Indian woman’s face is smeared with colour by others during celebrations to mark Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in Allahabad.(Photo: AP)

An Indian woman’s face is smeared in colored powder by another as they celebrate Holi.(Photo: AP)

An Indian girl’s face is smeared in color as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colours.(Photo: AP)

While ghujiyas hold the title of signature holi dish, the signature drink for holi is said to be the cannabis-infused bhang. Bhang is made from dried flowers and leaves of cannabis plant. It is mixed with milk, water, dry fruits and spices, and is consumed as a drink.

An Indian girl’s face is smeared in color as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai.(Photo: AP)

Indian revellers, faces smeared with coloured powder, dance during celebrations to mark Holi.(Photo: AP)

Women with coloured faces in Jammu.(Photo: AP)

(With inputs from AP)

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