Holi celebrations around the world (2011)
Holi celebrations around the world
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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)
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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)
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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)
