O holi aayi, holi aayi, dekho holi aayi re, khelo khelo rang re...
It is that time of the year when nature casts off winter's gloom.
The Gulmohar and Mango trees begin to flower in glorious colours - red, pink, orange, golden yellow and green.
When the warmth of the bright sun filters though winter's cold, it is also time for the festival of joy, fun and buoyancy- Holi.
Holi is the most colourful of all festivals celebrated in India; it also celebrates new life and the beginning of spring.
Holi falls on the full moon day in the month of Phalgun according to the Hindu calendar, which is the month of March in the Gregorian calendar.
Photograph: Arko Datta/AFP/Getty Images
Research and Text: Rupali Nimkar, Design: Rahil Shaikh
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