Colours: Pink
Holi festival, Brindavan, India
Holi, the Hindu festival of colour, takes places in early March after the full moon and usually lasts several days. It is a typically exuberant celebration: men, women and children take to the streets and throw coloured powders and water at each other, and dress temples and homes with vivid hangings.
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