news.sky.com

Holi: Millions celebrate Hindu festival of colours

People apply color powder on each other as they celebrate Holi festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Friday 14 March 2025 11:55, UK

Why you can trust Sky News

Millions of people across South Asia have been covered in coloured powder as part of Holi, the Hindu festival of colours.

In India - home to around one billion Hindus - people threw coloured powder at each other, danced and feasted on traditional sweets.

The ancient festival symbolises the victory of good over evil and marks the end of winter.

Here are some pictures from the spectacular event.

Girls take selfie as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Image: People in Mumbai covered in coloured powder take a selfie. Pic: AP

A boy reacts as coloured powder is smeared on his face during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Image: A boy has coloured powder smeared on his face in Mumbai. Pic: AP

A woman reacts as coloured powder is thrown on her face during holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Image: Mumbai, India. Pic: Reuters

A dog rideS on the back of bike as people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Image: Pic: AP

Indians dance as they celebrate Holi in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Image: Dancing in Guwahati, India. Pic: AP

Indians smear colored powder on each other as they celebrate Holi in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Image: Pic: AP

Revelers smeared with colors dance on a street during Holi festival in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Image: Pic: AP

Hindu devotees cheer as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at the Lord Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Image: Hindus celebrating in Ahmedabad, India. Pic: AP

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) women soldiers dance as they celebrate a day on the eve of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at Suchetgarh, India-Pakistan border in Ranbir singh Pura, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Jammu, India, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Image: Indian soldiers dancing at Suchetgarh on the India-Pakistan border. Pic: AP

People perform rituals around the bonfire or sacred fire called 'Holi ka dahan' during Holi festival celebrations in Palaj village near Gandhinagar, India, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Image: People perform rituals in Palaj village near Gandhinagar, India. Pic: AP

A man reacts as coloured powder is thrown on his face during holi celebrations in Mumbai, India, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Image: Mumbai, India. Pic: Reuters

A street vendor waits to sell color powder ahead of Holi festival in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Image: Coloured powder is sold in Guwahati, India. Pic: AP