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Business News›News›Politics and Nation›India bursts with colour in celebration of Holi 2019

India bursts with colour in celebration of Holi 2019

The festival of holi
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The festival of holi

Hindus across India this week celebrate the two-day festival of Holi, which marks the beginning of spring, with an explosion of colours, chanting of devotional songs and prayer.

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Festival of colours and love
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Festival of colours and love

For many, the festival, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love," which began on Wednesday, is a time to laugh, forgive and mend broken relationships.

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Variety of hues
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Variety of hues

During the festival, participants sing and dance and shower each other with flower petals and brightly coloured powders of pink, yellow, blue and green.

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The madness
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The madness

Smiling college students smear their faces with green, yellow and red powder, some in a trance-like state under a cloud of pink.

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Hindu devotees
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Hindu devotees

Inside their temples, priests spray pink and gold colours at hundreds of Hindu devotees with their arms raised in prayer as they sing religious hymns.

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