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People gather to celebrate Holi in Kathmandu on March 5. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters -
A man reacts as coloured powder is applied while celebrating Holi in Mumbai on March 6. Danish Siddiqui / Reuters -
Indian children from the Bright Academy pose with coloured powder known as gulal used during the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 4. Diptendu DUTTA / AFP Photo -
Widows daubed in colours chant religious hymns as they dance during the Holi celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows’ ashram at Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on March 4. Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters -
An Indian widow dances as they celebrate Holi or “festival of colours” in Vrindavan on March 3. Roberto Schmidt / AFP Photo -
An Indian woman’s face is smeared with coloured powder during celebrations of the Holi festival in the Sivasagar district of northeastern Assam state on March 6. AFP Photo -
Indian children from the Bright Academy play with coloured powder known as gulal as they celebrate the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 4. Diptendu Dutta / AFP Photo -
Hindu widows throw coloured powder on an Indian policeman as they celebrate Holi at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram in Vrindavan, India on March 3. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo -
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 on March 5. Adnan Abidi / Reuters -
A teacher throws coloured powder on schoolchildren during celebrations marking Holi at a school in Ahmadabad on March 5. Ajit Solanki / AP Photo -
Indian revellers dance as during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 5. Noah Seelam / AFP Photo -
A widow raises her hands as others throw coloured powder on her during celebrations marking Holi at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram in Vrindavan, India, on March 3. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo -
A Hindu widow lies on a sludgy ground filled with a mixture of coloured powder, water and flower petals during celebrations to mark Holi at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram in Vrindavan, India on March 3. Bernat Armangue / AP Photo -
The face of a widow is seen daubed in colour after she took part in the Holi celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows’ ashram at Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh March 4. Anindito Mukherjee / Reuters
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