Widows dance as they throw flowers into the air during Holi celebrations organised by non-governmental organisation Sulabh International at a widows' ashram in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 17, 2014. (Adnan Abidi—Reuters)

Hindus Celebrate Holi, the Festival of Color

Indian revelers marked Holi, the annual Spring festival of color with joyous celebrations across the country and amongst communities in the diaspora. In addition to certain Hindu ceremonial rites, the holiday is marked by raucous, mass gatherings where revelers douse each other with colored powder and water.

TIME | 17 March 2014

People daubed in colours dance as they celebrate Holi in Vrindavan in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 17, 2014. (Adnan Abidi—Reuters)