In Pictures: Holi celebrations in India & around the world

An Indian man celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi dumps a bucket of water onto passengers travelling in an auto rickshaw in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh state on March 13, 2017. Image Credit: AFP

 Youths celebrating Holi with colours in Guwahati on Monday.  Image Credit: PTI

People celebrating Holi Festival in Kolkata on Monday. Image Credit: PTI

A girl reacts as coloured powder is applied on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai, India, March 13, 2017. Image Credit: Reuters

Indian revellers play with colours during Holi celebrations in Chennai on March 13, 2017.The Hindu festival of Holi, or the Festival of Colours heralds the arrival of spring and the end of winter. Image Credit: AFP

Foreign tourists take part in Holi celebrations in Agra on Monday. Image Credit: PTI

Boys with faces smeared with colours take part during the celebrations of Holi, the festival of colours, at the premises of the Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Karachi, Pakistan March 12, 2017. Image Credit: Reuters

A Nepalese reveller is tossed into the air as they celebrate the Holi spring festival in Kathmandu on March 12, 2017. Image Credit: AFP

A boy with his face smeared in coloured powder, is seen during Holi, the Festival of Colours organised by " Colombo Indians", Indians who live in Colombo, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 12, 2017.  Image Credit: Reuters