Holi, Festival of Colours. 灑紅節, 彩色的節日

In a Holi tradition unique to Nandgaon and Barsana villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then “beat” them with bamboo sticks called “lathis”. Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.
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A man daubed in coloured powder poses for a picture at a temple during "Lathmar Holi" at village Nandgaon, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)

A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, is seen covered with coloured powder at a temple during "Lathmar Holi" at Nandgaon village, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 10, 2014. In a Holi tradition unique to Nandgaon and Barsana villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)

An Indian Hindu woman, drenched in colored water, looks on at the Nandagram Temple famous for Lord Krishna during Lathmar Holi festival in Nandgaon 120 kilometers ( 75 miles) from New Delhi, India, Monday, March 10, 2014. According to tradition which has its roots in Hindu mythology men from Barsana arrive at the temple where they are soaked in colored water by men from Nandgaon, believed to be Lord Krishna's village, and then beaten by the women of the village with wooden sticks as they depart the town. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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MARCH 9: An elderly Hindu man seek alms from devotees outside the Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana, India, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna. During Lathmar Holi the women of Barsana beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as they depart the town.(Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)

March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

MARCH 9: Hindu men from the village of Nangaon throw colored powder at each other as they play holi at the Ladali, or Radha temple, before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival. (Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)

Hindu men from the village of Nangaon throw colored powder on others as they play holi at the Ladali or Radha temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival, the legendary hometown of Radha, consort of Hindu God Krishna, in Barsana 115 kilometers ( 71 miles) from New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

MARCH 9: Villagers from Nandgaon tease a woman from Barsana village as she hits them with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival, in Barsana. (Altaf Qadri/Associated Press)
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Women from Nandgaon village hold wooden sticks as they wait for the arrival of men from Barsana, during the Lathmar Holi festival at Nandgaon, 120 km south of New Delhi, India. According to a tradition that has its roots in Hindu mythology, men from Barsana are soaked in coloured water by men and beaten with sticks by women as they arrive at Nandgaon, believed to be Lord Krishna’s village
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