AP PHOTOS: Hindus celebrate Holi in burst of color

The Associated Press

March 17, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Indians, faces smeared with colored powder, dance during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An Indian girl, face smeared with colored powder, sits on the shoulder of her father during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

An Indian woman shakes her head covered in colored powder as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)

Indians throw squirt water and dance during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indians throw colored powder and dance during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indians smear colored powder at each other during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

An Indian girl, face smeared with color, reacts to camera as she squirts water on others during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Indian children play with colored powder to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival also heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)

Indians, faces smeared with colored powder and foam, dance during celebrations marking Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Gauhati, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A Hindu priest, face covered with colored powder, waits for devotees at a temple on Holi, the festival of colors, in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

An Indian man throws colored powder on another as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai India, Monday, March 17, 2014. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/ Rafiq Maqbool)

Hindus are celebrating the festival of Holi by painting each other in bright colors, distributing sweets and squirting water at one another. The holiday, celebrated mainly in India and Nepal, marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Bonfires were burned overnight, and on Monday, Hindus threw colored, dry powder and water in celebration.

Here are some images from the festival.

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