Hindu devotees spray coloured water on people during the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Hindu devotees dance as they take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A girl covers her face as she takes part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A girl covers herself as she is sprayed with coloured water during the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Men shield themselves from women, who playfully beat them with bamboo sticks, during “Lathmar Holi” in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India March 12, 2022. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Village women compete in a tug-of-war in the compound of a Hindu temple at Hungloh village, south of Dharmsala, India, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Village women compete in a tug-of-war in the compound of a Hindu temple at Hungloh village, south of Dharmsala, India, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





Hindu devotees pull a chariot carrying a statue of Hindu deity Kapaleeswar during an annual chariot festival in Chennai on March 15, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





A boy wears a mask ahead of the Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, 15 March 2022. Holi is an ancient Indian festival to mark the arrival of spring. This year, the main Holi celebrations will take place on 18 March 2020. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA/EFE)





A girl walks a tight rope as she performs at a street to attract alms in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





Indian widows participate in the Holi festival in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, 15 March 2022. Hundreds of widows from Vrindavan and Varanasi gathered to mark the holi festival after the gap of two years due to the massive Covid-19 spike in cases and  many states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh put restrictions on public gatherings in the past two years. The tradition of Hindu spring festival Holi, also known as festival of Colors marks the beginning of the spring season will be celebrated across the country on 18 March. (Photo by Harish Tyagi/EPA/EFE)





A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier performs a stunt during the 83rd raising day ceremony of the CRPF at Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, India, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





A man covered in coloured powder shakes his head during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





Youths smeared in coloured powder and dressed as Lord Krishna (L) and deity Radha (R) celebrate with others the Holi festival, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata on March 17, 2022. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)





A man rides a scooter through an underground road in Gauhati, India, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Teachers apply colored powder on another as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, at a school in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





A woman reacts as coloured powder is put on her face during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)