In pictures: India revels in Holi spree
M.Heralding the arrival of spring, India celebrates Holi by splashing each other with vibrant colors. The festival brings together various communities where they sing, dance and play colorful pranks on each other. While each state has its own ritual to celebrate the occasion, the common theme is mostly about maintaining social harmony.
The night before Holi, bonfires are lit in a ceremony known as bonfires. holika sahan. This is also known as: Choti Holi. Symbolically, it is a celebration of the victory of good over evil.
The next day, Holi, known as Dhuli, is celebrated with joy and joy; Vibrant colors are sprinkled everywhere.
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People celebrate Holi with a colorful show in Mumbai on Tuesday, March 03, 2026.
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People take off their pichkaris to splash color on each other in Mumbai on Tuesday, March 03, 2026.
Photo: VIJAY SONEJI
Devotees celebrate the festival of colors at Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple in the old city of Ahmedabad on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
Photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR
Children perform Gulal on each other as they celebrate the colorful festival in West Delhi on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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People play with colors in Coimbatore on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Holi, a two-day festival, is celebrated the day after the full moon in early March. It marks the spring harvest and is also known as Vasant Mahotsav.
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As worshipers gather for prayers and festivities in Hyderabad on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, devotees are sprayed with colored powder at Balkrishna Mandir in Begum Bazar.
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A man dressed in vibrant colors at the daily market area in Bhubaneswar on March 2, 2026, even before the day of Holi.
Photo: G. RAMAKRISHNA
People play with colors at Begum Bazar in Hyderabad on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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Guinness World Record-holding mini car designer Sudhakar unveils his Holi Pichkari car in Hyderabad on Monday (02, 2026).
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Students celebrated Holi with music and dance at Osmania University College of Arts in Hyderabad on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
Photo: RK Nithin
Participants celebrate Holi and dance to festive rhythms during celebrations organized by the Rajasthan Pravasi Sangh at the Maharaja’s College Ground in Ernakulam on Tuesday, March 03, 2026.
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A show of colors in Mumbai on Tuesday, March 03, 2026.
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People play with colors on the occasion of Holi in Coimbatore on Wednesday, March 04, 2026.
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A man performs a fire demonstration as people celebrate Holi at the Anandeshwar Temple at Parmat Ganga Ghat in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on March 4, 2026.
It was published – 04 March 2026 15:04 IST
