Potret Kemeriahan Festival Holi di India

Hindu devotees smeared in color take out an idol of deity Krishna on a car during Holi festival in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Umat Hindu berkerumun di sekitar mobil Rolls Royce 1921 yang dimodifikasi membawa patung dewa Krishna melalui bangunan bersejarah Howrah Bridge selama festival Holi di Kolkata, India, Minggu (5/3/2023). AP/Bikas Das

Setelah dua tahun pesta pora mereda karena COVID-19, perayaan Holi yang dimulai minggu lalu menciptakan kembali legenda dewa Hindu Krishna yang menyemprot permaisuri Radha dan teman-temannya dengan warna merah, kuning, hijau, dan kunyit. AP/Bikas Das

Women with their sticks wait for men from Barsana village to play Lathmar Holi at in Nandgoan village, 115 kilometers (70 miles) south of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Women from Nandgaon, the birthplace of Hindu God Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary birthplace of Radha, the consort of Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them. The same act is then replicated in Barsana between the women of that village and the men of Nandgaon as they observe the Lathmar Holi festival, a celebration of love and friendship. (AP Photo/Deepanshu Aggarwal)

Para penyembah, diolesi bubuk berwarna, kemudian berdoa di Kuil Nandagram dekat tempat umat Hindu percaya bahwa Krishna dan saudaranya Balram menghabiskan masa kecil mereka. Kuil ini dibangun pada awal abad ke-19. Mereka bertukar permen dan minuman sebagai bagian dari perayaan. AP/Deepanshu Aggarwal

Villagers smeared with colors play Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village, 115 kilometers (70 miles) south of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Women from Nandgaon, the birthplace of Hindu God Krishna, beat the men from Barsana, the legendary birthplace of Radha, the consort of Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them. The same act is then replicated in Barsana between the women of that village and the men of Nandgaon as they observe the Lathmar Holi festival, a celebration of love and friendship. (AP Photo/Deepanshu Aggarwal)

Tradisi Holi bervariasi di seluruh India. Di sebagian besar, hari libur akan dirayakan pada hari Rabu, mengubah jalan dan jalur menjadi taman bermain dengan orang-orang dari semua agama bergabung dalam perayaan tersebut. Mereka juga termasuk balon air dan pistol semprot. AP/Deepanshu Aggarwal

Anak-anak begitu riang gembira merayakan Festival Holi. AP/Bikas Das

People sing, dance and throw colors at each other to celebrate Holi festival in Hyderabad, India, Monday, March 6, 2023. The festival will be observed on March 8, but the festivities starts almost a week in advance. It is celebrated across India to welcome good harvests, warm weather, and the defeat of evil. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Holi yang menandai datangnya musim semi, dirayakan secara luas di India, Nepal, dan negara-negara lain dengan populasi diaspora anak benua India yang besar. AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Dalam festival ini, warga saling melempar serbuk warna-warni. AP/Bikas Das

Holi merupakan perayaan adat umat Hindu India yang menjadi festival paling dinanti para pelancong mancanegara ketika berkunjung ke India. AP/Bikas Das