Hundreds of thousands of individuals noticed the Hindu pageant of Holi on Monday by dancing, sharing foods and drinks and showering every with colored powders. The pageant marks the arrival of spring in India, Nepal, completely different South Asian international locations and different elements of the world.
Take a look at our photograph gallery of the celebration.
Kolkata
Two younger girls blow colored powder on a 3rd in Kolkata, India.
(Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Photographs)
Kolkata
![Five women with their faces smeared various colours, including yellow, purple and teal.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154369.1711371169!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/india-holi-festival-photo-gallery.jpg)
(Bikas Das/The Related Press)
Ahmedabad
Hindu devotees dance throughout Holi celebrations inside a temple in Ahmedabad.
(Amit Dave/Reuters)
Mumbai
A lady shakes her hair, smeared with colored powder, in Mumbai.
![A girl shakes her head, which was covered with fuscia powder.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154374.1711371483!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/india-holi-festival-photo-gallery.jpg)
(Rafiq Maqbool/The Related Press)
Ahmedabad
Hindu holy males pour flowers on one other as they have fun the Holi pageant on the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad.
![Men pour flowers on another.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154372.1711371401!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/india-hindu-festival.jpg)
(Ajit Solanki/The Related Press)
Guwahati
Girls spray colored powder on revellers in Guwahati.
![Women spray green powder from a hose on to a crowd of people.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7154359.1711370064!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/india-holi.jpg)
(Anupam Nath/The Related Press)
Ahmedabad
Devotees pray as they’re sprayed with colored water at a temple in Ahmedabad.
(Amid Dave/Reuters)