A devotee throws colored powder to others during celebration of the Holi festival on the onset of spring in Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Millions of Indians on Wednesday celebrated the “Holi” festival, dancing to the beat of drums and smearing each other with green, yellow and red colors and exchanging sweets in homes, parks and streets. Free from mask and other COVID-19 restrictions after two years, they also drenched each other with colored water. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





Widows covered in flower petals and colour celebrate Holi on March 06, 2023 in Vrindavan, India. Widows from Vrindavan and Varanasi marked Holi, the Hindu spring festival which features celebrations with coloured powders and water, at a temple in the city. The event was organised by an Indian NGO, Sulabh International, that is trying to improve the condition of widows who are living in government shelter homes .The homes are a haven for many Hindu widows, who find themselves homeless and destitute after the deaths of their spouses. Every year, celebrations for Holi are a highlight, bringing much-needed levity into the lives of the widows. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)





A trainer at a gymnasium plays Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Tuesday, March 7, 2023. After two years of subdued festivities due to COVID-19, the Holi celebrations brought the revelers back on the streets, smearing each other’s faces with bright powdered color, distributing sweets and squirting water at fellow festival-goers. Holi, also marks the arrival of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)





Children put colors on each other as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Jammu, India, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)





Hindu devotees daubed in colour celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, at a temple premises in Salangpur, in the western state of Gujarat, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





People smear coloured powder on a woman during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A woman shakes her head to dust off coloured powder from her hair during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





People attend Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





A man looks on as coloured powder is thrown at his face during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Children play with color water as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





A man attends Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





Confetti are blown onto the Hindu devotees to celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, at a temple premises in Salangpur, in the western state of Gujarat, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





A person is playing with colour powder on the occasion of Holi in Kolkata, India on 07 March 2023. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Revelers with color powder-stained faces attend a Holi festival celebration in Mumbai, India, 07 March 2023. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is an ancient Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of good over evil and marking the arrival of spring. It is observed with joyful gatherings during which revelers cover each other in colored powders. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki//EPA/EFE)





Revellers smeared with “Gulal” or coloured powder celebrate Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Pushkar on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo)





A person is playing with colour powder on the occasion of Holi in Kolkata, India on 07 March 2023. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Hindu devotees pray, as they are sprayed with coloured water at a temple's premises, during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)





People celebrate Holi, the festival of colors on a street in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Women practice yoga in a local train on the occasion of International Women's Day in Mumbai, India on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)





An Indian woman reacts while performing yoga at a railway station on International Women's Day, organised by Heal-Station in association with Western Railway, in Mumbai, India, 08 March 2023. International Women's Day (IWD) is observed annually on 08 March worldwide to highlight women's rights, as well as issues such as violence and abuse against women. The theme of IWD 2023 is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. According to the United Nations, 37 percent of women around the world do not use the internet, leading to a digital gender gap that widens economic and social inequalities. (Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)