The UK might be stuck under inches of snow, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the world isn’t ushering in spring, as people are celebrating Holi festival in style.
A traditionally Hindu festival, Holi - known as the ‘festival of colours’ - takes place every year at locations across the globe, put is particularly widespread on the Indian subcontinent.
In more recent years the festival has grown in popularity with non-Hindus due to the vibrant colourful nature and the spreading of coloured paints and powders.
Here are some of the best photographs from 2018.
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Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018.
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Kolkata, India March 2, 2018.
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Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, India, February 26, 2018.
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Ahmedabad, India, March 1, 2018.
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Kolkata, India, February 26, 2018.
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Kolkata, India, March 1, 2018.
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Indian Border Security Force soldiers dance at a camp in Humhama, March 2, 2018.
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A widow daubed in colours, Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018.
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Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018.
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Kolkata, India, February 28, 2018.
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Ghaziabad, India, March 1, 2018.
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Kolkata, India February 27, 2018.
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Bhaktapur, Nepal, March 1, 2018.
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Chennai on March 2, 2018.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 1, 2018.
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Kolkata, India, on March 1, 2018.
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Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 1, 2018.
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Chennai on March 2, 2018.
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Ahmedabad, India, March 1, 2018.
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New Delhi, India.