Places 城鄉歲月 What Time is This Place?: Holi, Hinduism’s most colourful celebration. Millions of festive-goers across India and parts of Nepal and Bangladesh

2016年3月24日星期四

Holi, Hinduism’s most colourful celebration. Millions of festive-goers across India and parts of Nepal and Bangladesh

Holi, Hinduism’s most colourful celebration, kicks off on March 23rd. Millions of festive-goers across India and parts of Nepal and Bangladesh will paint the streets with coloured water and powder, symbolising the victory of good over evil. The two-day festival also marks the start of spring

「 An Indian child smeared in colours and dressed as Krishna, a Hindu god, poses for a photograph during the Holi festival celebrations at Sri Laxmi Narayan Temple in Amritsar, India. According to Hindu tradition the goddess Radha, Krishna’s lover, was the first woman to have been showered with colour as a symbol of love. In an act of devotion, many Hindus perform plays and sing songs in honour of Radha

Credit: EPA/Raminder Pal Singh 」

「 Holi, which means 'burning', is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna and heralds the onset of spring

Credit: EPA/Abir Abdullah 」

「 Bangladeshi students smear each other with coloured powder during the Holi Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 23rd 2016

Credit: EPA/Abir Abdullah 」

「 Indian devotees covered with coloured powder pose for a photograph during Holi celebrations at the Durgiayana Temple in Amritsar on March 23rd, 2016

Credit: AFP/Narinder Nanu 」

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