Holy Holi

Inside one of the world’s most colorful festivals

This March 27, millions of people will gleefully splatter each other with brightly colored powders and water in celebration of Holi, a centuries-old Hindu holy day. The annual ritual, also known as the Festival of Colors, is observed mostly in northern India, but in recent years has been embraced by non-Hindu fans of multihued fun from Australia to Utah.

Photograph by Poras Chaudhary

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