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Holi Festivities Grip Nation | Pics

The nation is gripped in the festivities to mark the ‘festival of colours’—Holi with people throwing colours at each other.

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Holi Festivities Grip Nation | Pics
Holi Celebrations Photo: AP/Rajesh Kumar Singh

Bank employees throw colors at each other before leaving for holidays to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Lucknow.

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Holi Celebrations
Holi Celebrations Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.
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A man wearing a turban has his face covered in coloured powder as he celebrates ahead of Holi, the festival of colours, in Hyderabad.

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Holi Celebrations
Holi Celebrations Photo: PTI
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Women drenched in colours celebrate Holi, in Nadia.

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Holi Celebrations
Holi Celebrations Photo: PTI
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A young woman drenched in colours celebrates Holi, in Nadia.

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BSF personnel celebrate Holi
BSF personnel celebrate Holi Photo: PTI
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel apply colours on each other during Holi celebrations at the India-Pakistan border at RS Pura sector, in Jammu.

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Holi celebrations in Gorakhpur
Holi celebrations in Gorakhpur Photo: PTI
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People play with colours during Holi celebrations, in Gorakhpur.

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Holi in Bhopal
Holi in Bhopal Photo: PTI
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Young women play Holi in Bhopal.

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Holi at Sanagachhi
Holi at Sanagachhi Photo: PTI
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Sex workers play holi ahead of the Basant Utsav, at Red Light area of Sanagachhi, in Kolkata.

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People celebrate Holi in Kullu
People celebrate Holi in Kullu Photo: PTI
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Women celebrate with colours ahead of the festival of Holi, in Kullu.

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Holi celebrations in Mumbai
Holi celebrations in Mumbai Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
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Physically challenged children play Holi at the Society for the Education of the Crippled (child and adult) ahead of the festival of colours, in Mumbai.

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Holi celebrations at Patna college
Holi celebrations at Patna college Photo: PTI
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Students of Patna Women's College play with colours during celebrations of Holi festival, in Patna.

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Students celebrate Holi in Amritsar
Students celebrate Holi in Amritsar Photo: PTI
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Students celebrate Holi at the Guru Nanak Dev University, in Amritsar.

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Holi celebrations in Mathura
Holi celebrations in Mathura Photo: PTI
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Devotees play 'Holi' at Sri Radha Vallabh temple in Vrindavan near Mathura.

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Students celebrate Holi in Bhopal
Students celebrate Holi in Bhopal Photo: PTI
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Students celebrate the festival of Holi with colours, in Bhopal.