Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...

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Holi is a holiday celebrated by millions of Hindus around the world, from India and Pakistan to Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. It falls on the purnima, or full-moon day of Phalguna, which ...

Holi is known as the Festival of Colors. It’s an important holiday for Indian and South Asian communities, celebrated by throwing colored powder, lighting bonfires and having water gun fights. Holi is ...

SPANISH FORK — The Hindu community and other Utahns celebrated Holi at theSri Sri Radha Krishna Temple on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day celebration consisted of throwing colored powders, dancing, ...

It sounds like such a great idea: Get a bunch of people together and celebrate love by hurling colored powder in the air. Like Christmas and Dyngus Day, the Hindu festival of Holi is just good fun and ...

A student of Rabindra Bharati University smiles as a fellow student applies colored powder on her face during celebrations for Holi in Kolkata, March 2, 2015 ...

Friday's Google Doodle that graced the search engine's homepage was bright and full of various hues for Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. The doodle was designed with Google's signature colors of ...

On Friday, Google unveiled a festive Google Doodle in honor of Holi, a Hindu festival that marks the end of winter. Also known as the “festival of colors,” Holi is primarily observed in South Asia but ...

In India, spring officially begins with the festival of Holi. The date is not fixed, but follows the lunar calendar. It's celebrated on the full moon day, the poornima, closest to the spring equinox – ...