Festival of colours called Holi

Source http://www.dawn.com
Sunday,Feb 28,2010

Holi – also called the Festival of colours – is a public holiday, marking the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It is particularly popular in northern India and other parts of the world with large Hindu populations.

Men daubed in colours celebrate the re-enactment of a local tradition of “Lathmar Holi”, also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Nandgaon village near the northern Indian city of Mathura.–Reuters Photo