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Spring Is Sprung With Festival of Color

Image: Hindu devotees react as priests throw coloured water on them during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan

Hindu devotees react as priests throw colored water on them during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on March 13, 2014. ANINDITO MUKHERJEE / Reuters

March 13, 2014, 12:13 PM UTC

Hindu devotees in India are celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colors, which heralds the beginning of spring.

Image: A student of Rabindra Bharati University reacts as her fellow students apply coloured powder to face during celebrations for Holi in Kolkata — A student reacts as fellow revelers apply colored powder to her face during celebrations for Holi at Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata on March 12.RUPAK DE CHOWDHURI / Reuters

Image: Hindu priests throws coloured powder at the devotees during Holi celebrations at Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan — Hindu priests throw colored powder at devotees during Holi celebrations at Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, on March 13.AHMAD MASOOD / Reuters