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25 Beautifully Colourful Images Of The Hindu Festival Of Holi 2014 (PICTURES)

Happy Holi! Hindu Festival Announces Spring In A Burst Of Colour (PICTURES)
Sara C Nelson
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Hindus all over the world have celebrated the coming of Spring by indulging in the annual festival of colour.

Known as Holi, it remains perhaps one of the visually loveliest events to behold and sees participants fling coloured liquids and powders at each other.

Preceding this, are public bonfires and gatherings under a full moon.

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The festival sees revellers fling coloured liquids and powders over each other to celebrate the arrival of Spring

A common greeting during the festival is “Happy Holi” and any boisterous behavior is usually explained away with the phrase “bura na mano holi hai” or “don’t mind, it is Holi.”

The festival commemorates the myth of Hiranyakashipu and his son Prahlada.

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Prahlada is a devotee of Lord Vishnu who protects him in a series of murder attempts by his father.

The bonfires of Holi represent one of these attempts in which Hiranyakashipu attempted to burn his son alive.

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Indian revellers, cover each other with coloured powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers, cover each other with coloured powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Students of English and Foreign Languages University (EFL) gesture during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers, cover each other with coloured powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Indian reveller, covered with coloured powder, celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colours in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers dance as water is sprayed during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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A student of English and Foreign Languages University(EFL) gestures during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers play with coloured powder during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers, cover each other with coloured powder,as they celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 17,2014. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers dance as coloured powder and water is sprayed during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Students of English and Foreign Languages University(EFL)pose during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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A student of English and Foreign Languages University(EFL) gesture during Holi celebrations in Hyderabad on March 17, 2014. (credit:NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Revellers covered with coloured powder take part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. (credit:ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Devotees covered with coloured powder pose for a photo as they take part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. (credit:ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian devotees covered with coloured powder carry an idol of Lord Krishna (R) during Holi celebrations at the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar on March 16, 2014. (credit:NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman covered in coloured powder takes part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. (credit:ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees covered with coloured powder dance during Holi festival celebrations at the Durgiana Temple in Amritsar on March 16, 2014. (credit:NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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A reveller covered in coloured powder poses for a photo as she takes part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. (credit:ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani Hindus throw coloured water and powder as they take part in celebrations for the Holi festival in Lahore on March 16, 2014. (credit:Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pakistani Hindus paint each other's faces with coloured powder as they take part in celebrations for the Holi festival in Lahore on March 16, 2014. (credit:Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
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An Indian child adorned with coloured powder takes part in celebrations for the spring festival Holi in Bhubaneswar on March 16, 2014. (credit:ASIT KUMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers covered with coloured powder pose for a photograph during celebrations for the Holi festival in Siliguri on March 16, 2014. (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
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A reveller celebrates the Holi spring festival in Kathmandu on March 16, 2014. (credit:PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian revellers celebrate the Holi festival with coloured powder in Amritsar on March 16, 2014. (credit:NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images)
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Revellers pose for a photo as they take part in Holi celebrations organised by members of South Korea's Indian community at Haeundae beach in the southeastern city of Busan on March 16, 2014. (credit:ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images)
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