Faces of a couple are smeared with colored powder as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 25, 2024. (Photo by Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo)
A sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, blesses a devotee as he smokes marijuana at a transit camp on the way to Gangasagar, in Kolkata, India, Sunday, January 7, 2018. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims are expected to take the annual holy dip at Gangasagar, where the Ganges River reaches the Bay of Bengal, on the auspicious Makar Sankranti festival day that falls on Jan. 14. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)
A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, sits beside a fire after smearing his body with ashes at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple, ahead of the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal February 21, 2017. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting, with sadhus arriving at Pashupatinath to take part in the event, which takes place on February 24. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)
Revelers throw colored corn starch into the air as they celebrate the 2015 Holi (Festival of Colors) at the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah on Saturday, March 28, 2015. (Photo by Rick Bowmer/AP Photo)
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)
College students play with coloured powder to celebrate the festival of Holi, near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on March 7, 2023 (Photo by Press Trust of India)
The Indian community and supporters living in Brazil celebrate the festival of colors in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 24, 2024. A Burst of Colors and Tradition Holi, characterized by vivid hues, gulaal, and rituals, transcends mere festivity; it's a grand jubilation of joy and camaraderie. Legend has it that the festival commemorates the triumph of Lord Narasimha over the demon Hiranyakashyap, representing the victory of righteousness over malevolence. (Photo by Dario Oliveira/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man carrying his pet monkey walks after taking a dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of “Makar Sankranti” festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, India, January 14, 2017. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)