The festival of Holi has been celebeated across the world.
Holi also known as the festival of colors marks the arrival of spring.
Hindu widows, who were once forbidden to participate, throw flower petals and colored powder during the religious arrival of spring festival Holi at the Gopinath temple in Vrindavan, 180 kilometers (112 miles) south-east of New Delhi, India. Up to just a few years ago the festival was forbidden for Hindu widows. (AP /Manish Swarup).
Birds fly past as Nepalese people gather for Holi festivities at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal (AP /Niranjan Shrestha).
An Indian youth throws a bucket of water on commuters on a scooter as he celebrates Holi in Gauhati, India, Sunday, March 12, 2017. (AP/ Anupam Nath).
A Hindu priest throws colored powder on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India. The temple, dedicated to Lord Krishna, hosts weeklong Holi celebrations and during these days, idol of Krishna is dressed up in white colored clothes and it is brought closer to his devotees to play Holi with colored water and gulal, a form of color made using organic substances and flowers. (AP /Manish Swarup).
Nepalese people and a tourist throw colors on each other as they gather for Holi festivities at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 12, 2017. The Holi festival marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha).
Hindu women throws flower petals and colored powder on devotees inside Banke Bihari temple during Holi festival celebrations in Vrindavan, India, Friday, March 10, 2017.
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