Holi celebrations around the world (2011)
Holi celebrations around the world
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Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Researchers and lab assistants sort through petals of the Palash flower (Butea frondosa or 'Flame of the Forest') to prepare 'abir' (coloured dust) at the chemical engineering department of Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal, on March 12, 2011. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Nepalese devotees carry the ceremonial bamboo pole know as a 'Chir' fringed with strips of cloth and representing good luck charms on the first day of Holi at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on March 13, 2011. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)A Nepalese devotee throws coloured powder at the ceremonial bamboo pole called a 'Chir', which is fringed with strips of cloth and represents good luck charms, on the first day of Holi at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on March 13, 2011. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan March 19, 2011, in New York City. Many of the New York participants are Indian-American. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan March 19, 2011, in New York City. Many of the New York participants are Indian-American. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan March 19, 2011, in New York City. Many of the New York participants are Indian-American. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Revellers celebrate the Indian festival of Holi on the deck of the ship Peking at South Street Seaport in Manhattan March 19, 2011, in New York City. Many of the New York participants are Indian-American. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Indian revellers throw coloured powder as they celebrate Vasantotsav, the Festival of Spring, in the West Bengal city of Siliguri on March 19, 2011. Vasantotsav is called Holi in the rest of the India. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)Indian heir to the Swaminarayan Temple, Lalji Maharaj Shri Vrajendraprasdaji Maharaj (top right) celebrates Holi with devotees at the Swaminarayan Temple in Kalupur, Ahmedabad, in Gujarat on March 19, 2011. (AFP Photo) -
Holi celebrations around the world (2011)A Hindu devotee coloured by powder while celebrating Holi at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers from New Delhi on Friday, March 18, 2011.
Vrindavan is famous for Holi celebrations, where according to legend, the Hindu god Krishna played Holi with his consort Radha. (AP Photo)
