People light a bonfire, smear or spray friends and family members with colour and water, and feast on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion. It's one of India's biggest festivals ...

Holi, the festival of colours, was celebrated across India with traditional fanfare and gaiety. IMAGE: Women celebrate Holi at Balurghat in Dinajpur, West Bengal. Photograph: ANI Photo IMAGE ...

The vivid festival marks the beginning ... and in the U.S, where color-throwing events have been organized over the weekend. But in India, it’s more raucous. Kids especially look forward to ...

The color festival is most popular in India, where it looks a little different depending on the region. West Bengal celebrates it a day early, for example, and singing and dancing are key parts of ...

In 2006, the group formed the Friends of India Society, a social and cultural nonprofit based in Millville, organizers said. The nonprofit will host its 17th annual "Kite and Color Festival" on ...

Holi dates back to the fourth century and represents rebirth, love and the triumph of good over evil. The colored powders, ...

their foreheads display a sacred stroke of color. This sacred stroke, called tilak, is ubiquitous to the millions of Hindu pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh festival in India's northern Prayagraj ...