The colors of Holi

A man, with his face daubed in colours, wears eye frames made of bamboo straw during Holi celebrations in Chenmore

Hindu devotees pray as they are sprayed with colours by a priest on a temple premises during Holi celebrationsmore

A girl wearing a protective mask reacts as she is splashed with coloured water during Holi celebrations amid cmore

A man dances as another throws coloured powder at him during Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, March 10. REmore

A woman reacts as coloured powder is applied to her face during Holi celebrations in Chennai, India, March 10.more

Women blow coloured power during Holi celebrations in Chennai, India, March 10. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

Hindu devotees pray as they are sprayed with coloured water by a priest at a temple's premises during Holi celmore

People dance as they throw coloured powder at each other during Holi, the festival of colours, celebrations inmore

Student react as they crack eggs at each other during Holi celebrations in Chandigarh, India, March 10. REUTERmore

A Hindu priest sprays coloured water at the devotees on a temple premises during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabamore

A woman with her face daubed in colours dances during Holi celebrations in Chennai, India, March 10. REUTERS/Pmore

A man wearing protective mask attends Holi celebrations amid coronavirus precautions, in Chennai, India, Marchmore

A girl reacts as she plays with a water gun during Holi celebrations in Chennai, India, March 10. REUTERS/P. Rmore

A man throws coloured powder during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, March 10. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

A woman smeared with coloured powder shakes her head to remove it during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, Mmore

People throw water and smear coloured powder on a woman during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, March 10. Rmore

Hindu devotees raise their hands daubed in colours as they pray on a temple premises during Holi celebrations more

Hindu devotees pray as they are sprayed with colours by a priest on a temple premises during Holi celebrationsmore

People dance as they throw coloured powder at each other during Holi, the festival of colours, celebrations inmore

People dance as they throw coloured powder at each other during Holi, the festival of colours, celebrations inmore

A man with colored powder smeared on his face and head celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, in Kathmandu, more

Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as "Holika Dahan" which is part of Holi festival cemore

A boy holds a spray bottle as he takes part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon villmore

An effigy depicting the coronavirus, that will be burnt during a ritual known as "Holika Dahan", which is partmore

Men daubed in colors take part in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations inside a temple in the town of Barsana, in the nmore

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state omore

A girl plays with a water gun during Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowmore

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state omore

A man daubed in colors looks on as he takes part in "Lathmar Holi" celebrations in the town of Barsana, in themore

Boys spray coloured water on a family during religious religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon more

Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state omore

A student of Rabindra Bharati University daubed in colors looks on during Holi celebrations inside the universmore

A girl runs for cover as boys spray coloured water on her during the religious festival of Holi inside a templmore

A student of Rabindra Bharati University reacts as fellow students apply colored powder to her face during Holmore

A Hindu devotee prays as he takes part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, more

A woman holds her son while running for cover as boys spray coloured water on them during the religious festivmore

A girl covers her face as she is daubed in colours during the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Namore

A man dances as he takes part in 'Lathmar Holi' celebrations inside a temple in the town of Barsana, in the nomore

A man with colored powder smeared on his face celebrates Holi in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Monimore

People watch 'Lathmar Holi' celebrations in the town of Barsana, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, Indiamore