Hindu devotees throw colourful Gulal powder at each other at the Radharani temple in Mathura as part of a traditional ceremony during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 1, 2023. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)





A Kashmiri shiite Muslim lights candles at the grave of his relative to mark Shab-e- Barat, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, March 7, 2022. Muslims visit ancestral graveyards for the salvation of the souls of the departed and also believe that all sins will be forgiven by praying to Allah throughout the Shab-e Barat night. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Children play during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The festival heralds the arrival of spring. (Photo by Rajanish Kakade/AP Photo)





A woman smeared with “Gulal” or coloured powder during celebrations of Hindu spring festival “Holi” in Hyderabad on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Photo)





Devotees dressed as Hindu gods are showered with flowers during Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Vrindavan on March 7, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





People smeared with “Gulal” or coloured powder during celebrations of Hindu spring festival “Holi” in Hyderabad, India on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Noah Seelam/AFP Phoot)





A woman smeared with color play 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. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)





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





An artist dressed as goddess Radha dance along with devotees during celebrations for Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, at a temple in Amritsar on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Revellers daubed in colours dance as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Prayagraj on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/AFP Photo)





A reveller daubed in “Gulal” or coloured powder poses for a picture during Holi, the festival of colours, in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 8, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain/AFP Photo)





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





Commuters in a suburban train take part in a yoga session to mark the International Women's Day in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)





Indian women perform yoga inside a local train 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)





Students participate in a marathon ahead of the International Women's Day in Hyderabad, India, Monday, March 6, 2023. The theme of the marathon was “rise and Run” and was organized by the city police. (Photo by Mahesh Kumar A./AP Photo)





A Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activist shouts and gestures from a police van after being detained outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India, 10 March 2023. TYC activists protested outside the Chinese embassy in New Delhi to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA/EFE)





An aerial view shows revellers smeared with “Gulal” or coloured powder as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, at Dauji temple in Baldeo village, some 26 km from Mathura on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Shubham Koul/AFP Photo)





A man walks past a wall mural along a street corner in Mumbai on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee/AFP Photo)





Artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to a painting of portraits of Hollywood actors and musicians ahead of the upcoming 95th Oscars awards, at his workshop in Amritsar on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





Indian fans react in the stands during the cricket match between India and Australia, in Ahmedabad on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)