• People sing, dance and throw colors at each other to celebrate Holi festival in Hyderabad, India, Monday, March 6, 2023. The festival will be observed on March 8, but the festivities starts almost a week in advance. It is celebrated across India to welcome good harvests, warm weather, and the defeat of evil. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. )
    People sing, dance and throw colors at each other to celebrate Holi festival in Hyderabad, India, Monday, March 6, 2023. The festival will be observed on March 8, but the festivities starts almost a week in advance. It is celebrated across India to welcome good harvests, warm weather, and the defeat of evil. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. )
  • Hindu devotees with offerings make their way through Holi revellers, in Kolkata. AP
    Hindu devotees with offerings make their way through Holi revellers, in Kolkata. AP
  • Men from Barsana village smeared with coloured powder at Nandagram temple, in Uttar Pradesh. Women playfully beat men with lathis (wooden sticks) as part of the ritual. AP
    Men from Barsana village smeared with coloured powder at Nandagram temple, in Uttar Pradesh. Women playfully beat men with lathis (wooden sticks) as part of the ritual. AP
  • Revellers play Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Revellers play Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A boy plays with water during in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    A boy plays with water during in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A reveller smeared with coloured powder, in Hyderabad. AP
    A reveller smeared with coloured powder, in Hyderabad. AP
  • Salvadorans play Holi at a festival organised by the Embassy of India with the support of El Salvador's Ministry of Culture, at Cuscatlan Park, San Salvador. AFP
    Salvadorans play Holi at a festival organised by the Embassy of India with the support of El Salvador's Ministry of Culture, at Cuscatlan Park, San Salvador. AFP
  • A reveller daubed with 'Gulal' or coloured powder, in Bhopal. AFP
    A reveller daubed with 'Gulal' or coloured powder, in Bhopal. AFP
  • A man reacts while celebrating Holi, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    A man reacts while celebrating Holi, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • People smear coloured powder on each other at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    People smear coloured powder on each other at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Widows throw petals while participating in Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. EPA
    Widows throw petals while participating in Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. EPA
  • Students play with 'Gulal' or coloured powder at the Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar. AFP
    Students play with 'Gulal' or coloured powder at the Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar. AFP
  • People dance while playing Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    People dance while playing Holi at Al Mamzar Beach Park in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Indian women from the Koli community in traditional clothes take part in the procession to celebrate the 'Holika Dahan' or burning of Holika, in Mumbai. EPA
    Indian women from the Koli community in traditional clothes take part in the procession to celebrate the 'Holika Dahan' or burning of Holika, in Mumbai. EPA
  • Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as 'Holika Dahan' on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. Reuters
    Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as 'Holika Dahan' on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. Reuters

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Indians around the world kick off Holi 2023 celebrations in style

From India to El Salvador, revellers mark the beginning of spring

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March 07, 2023

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