PHOTO BY CHARLIE JOHNSON Anuradha, a member of BU’s Hindu Cultural Association, hands a cup of blue colored powder to Holi participants at the beginning of the event. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER Holi ...

But for many of those splashing themselves in the customary colored powder, the holiday means so much more. Reflecting on the occasion, participants and presenters used words like joy, love ...

While colored powders are generally seen as harmful to their skin, fur and health, pets often have their foreheads marked by their owners on Holi, in a sign of love and affection. The raucous ...

puffs of color burst up from the crowd as people gleefully hurled fistfuls of brightly colored powder at each other — a key tradition of the Hindu festival. The free event, which is organized by ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and ...

Himani Bhatt, left, puts colored powder on the face of her friend, Nancy Orduno, during the celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park in Miami. Holi marks ...

Hindus across India and other South Asian countries, dressed mostly in white, smeared or sprayed friends and relatives with brightly colored powder Friday as millions celebrated the return of ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and ...