Women try to hold wet veils over their faces during the Dadjee ka Huranga festivities in the north Indian town of Baldeo on Saturday, March 7. 'Huranga' is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, during which men drench women with liquid colors and women tear off the clothes of the men. The Holi festival of colors is a Hindu celebration marking the arrival of spring. It is celebrated mainly in India and Nepal.
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Devotees gathered at a temple are smeared with colored powder during Holi celebrations in Kolkata on March 7.
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An Indian boy slides in the water left after a large crowd of men and women participated in the Dadjee ka Huranga festivities in Baldeo on March 7.
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A woman shuts her eyes as colored powder is smeared on her face during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, on Friday, March 6.
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Water falls on a man dancing during Holi celebrations in Gauhati, India, on March 6.
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Members of the ethnic Madhesi community celebrate March 6 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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A woman's face is covered with colored powder in the Sivasagar district of northeastern India's Assam state on March 6.
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A teacher throws colored powder on children at a school in Ahmadabad, India, on Thursday, March 5.
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Widows throw colored powder on a police officer during celebrations at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram in Vrindavan, India, on Tuesday, March 3.
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Widows celebrate at the Pagal Baba Ashram in Vrindavan on March 3.
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People celebrate at the Meera Sahabhagini Widow Ashram on March 3.
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A widow raises her hands as others throw colored powder on her during celebrations in Vrindavan on March 3.
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Widows stand covered with colored powder after celebrations March 3 in Vrindavan.