Colours of festivity in Brooklyn

Published May 4, 2014
A close-up of a bag of coloured powder during the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
A close-up of a bag of coloured powder during the Indian Holi Festival May 3, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

The Hindu festival of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, marks the arrival of spring where participants throw coloured powder and water on one another. - Photos and text by AFP

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