People celebrate by throwing colored powder and worshipping Lord Krishna and Radha, who is the most important Gopi in Hindi, inside the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, India. Holi, also known as The Festival of Colors, signifies the victory of good over evil and ushers in the arrival of spring. The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna.
People walk around a Chatrashal touching the sacred cow during a Holi celebration inside the Banke Bihari Temple in
Vrindavan, India.
Surviving the crush of the crowd this baby was brought by its family to celebrate Holi inside the Banke Bihari Temple in
Vrindavan, India.
A boy sweeps colored powder from the front of a building in a neighborhood of Mathura, India, the day before Holi. Holi, also known as The Festival of Colors, signifies the victory of good over evil and ushers in the arrival of spring. Mathura, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, is the birth place of Lord Krishna and has one of the most popular and largest Holi festivals in India.
Several vendors line the streets of this Mathura, India neighborhood selling colored powder for celebrating Holi.
Celebrants ride on a trailer pulled by a tractor during a parade that started at the Holi Gate in a neighborhood of Mathura, India, the day before Holi.
A crowd of hundreds celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi during Rang de 2014 at Wonderland Theme and Water Park in
Oud Metha, Dubai.
A young boy poses for his portrait in a neighborhood of Mathura, India, the day before Holi.
A crowd of hundreds celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi during Rang de 2014 at Wonderland Theme and Water Park in
Oud Metha, Dubai.
A crowd of hundreds celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi during Rang de 2014 at Wonderland Theme and Water Park in
Oud Metha, Dubai.
Women surround and worship one of dozens of shrines, setup throughout the city, of Holi Girl (Holika) holding her nephew Prahlada on the day before Holi. Later in the evening the shrines will be set on fire. The story says that Holi Girl was blessed and could not be hurt by fire. The demon king Hiranyakashipu tried to kill his son Prahlada by setting him on fire but Prahlada prayed to Vishnu to keep him safe and Holi Girl burned instead.
A man carries a statue of Holi Girl (Holika) to one of the many shrines in Mathura, India, where she will be placed with a statue of her nephew Prahlad to be worshipped by people on the day before Holi.
People throw colored powder on others near the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, India, during Holi. The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna.
Holi
- People celebrate by throwing colored powder and worshipping Lord Krishna and Radha, who is the most important Gopi in Hindi, inside the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, India. Holi, also known as The Festival of Colors, signifies the victory of good over evil and ushers in the arrival of spring. The temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna.
