Colored powders natural and synthetic are sold in markets ahead of Holi.
A worker dries coloured powder for Holi in Gurgaon, India.
Lathimar Holi takes place days before the actual Holi celebration at Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. The festivity enacts Hindu Lord Krishna's visit to Radha's village.
Hindu mythology says Krishna teased Radha and her friends, who chased him out of their village. Now, residents of Barsana re-enact the scene with sticks and shields.
Smeared with color, people dance and play at the Nandagram temple in Nandgaon, about 75 miles from New Delhi.
A snake charmer smeared with colored powder dances on a boat.
A Hindu devotee is covered in red powder at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, India.
Puffs of pink and yellow powder that resemble napalm float through the air.
Hindu devotees play with colored powders at the Bankey Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, India.
Boys spray colored foam near the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
The easiest way to spray color is with a water gun.
Indian widows throw flowers during Holi celebrations at the Meera Sahbhagini Ashram in Vrindavan.
A man chugs bhang, a drink made of milk and cannabis, during Holi.
Indians perform rituals around a bonfire in Ahmadabad, India.
Students from Allahabad University smear colored powder on each other to celebrate Holi in Allahabad, India.
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