The Big Picture: Holi festival

Indian students

Indian students from The Devnar School for the Blind apply coloured powder to their faces as they celebrate the Holi Festival in Hyderabad, 11 March 2009. The celebration of Holi, or the Hindu festival of colour, marks the onset of spring.

Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images


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