India celebrates Holi ‘festival of colors’

An Indian man, wearing yellow, throws flowers on devotees, as others throw colored powder during the Holi festival celebration at Lord Jagannath Hindu temple in Ahmadabad, India.

An Indian girl’s face is smeared in color as she celebrates Holi in Mumbai, India.

A man throws flowers out to devotees during a Holi festival celebration at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmadabad, India.

A girl’s face is smeared in color as she celebrates Holi in Mumbai, India.

A man’s face is smeared with color during festivities for Holi in Mumbai, India.

A color smoke candle is lit, as a procession of Hindu’s Lord Krishna’s chariot moves through a street during Holi in Kolkata, India.

A girl reacts as colored powder is thrown at her during a celebration of Holi in Mumbai, India.

People throw colored powder on each other during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India.

Indian revelers, faces smeared with colored powder, dance during celebrations to mark Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in Allahabad, India.

Revelers smear colors on a girl’s face as they celebrate Holi in Allahabad, India.

Indians play with colored powder during Holi festival celebrations in Hyderabad, India.

Indians smeared with colored powder dance during Holi celebrations in Jammu, India.

An Indian lights a color smoke candle, as a procession of Lord Krishna’s chariot proceeds through a street celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Kolkata, India.