Holi: Brightest Glimpses From Indian Festival of Color

Holi is probably the least religious of all Hindu festivals, but at the same time it's definitely the most colorful.

The annual holiday marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil.

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Indian students smear colored powder over themselves during a Holi event in Kolkata on February 26, 2018.

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Indian college girls throw colored powder at one another during Holi festival celebrations in Bhopal on February 28, 2018.

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Indian widows talk as they rest during Holi celebrations in Vrindavan on February 27, 2018.

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A tourist squints as a local man puts colored powder on her face during the celebration of Holi in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 1, 2018.

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School students play with colored powder during Holi celebrations inside a school in Ahmedabad, India, March 1, 2018.

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Visually impaired Indian students from the Devnar School for the Blind celebrate Holi in Hyderabad on March 1, 2018.

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Students of Rabindra Bharati University, with their faces smeared in colored powder, take a selfie during Holi celebrations inside the university campus in Kolkata, India, February 26, 2018.

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Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India on February 25, 2018.

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A Hindu devotee, smeared in colored powder, relaxes on a road during a procession for Holi celebrations in Kolkata, India, February 28, 2018.

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Widows daubed in colors dance as they take part in Holi celebrations in the town of Vrindavan in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2018.

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The face of a woman is smeared with colored powder during Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in Kolkata, India, Thursday, March 1, 2018.

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A Hindu devotee takes part in the religious festival of Holi inside a temple in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India February 25, 2018.

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In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, locals light up a color smoke candle as a procession of Hindu's lord Krishna's chariot moves through a street during Holi in Kolkata, India.

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Tribal Indian students from the Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS), dressed as Lord Krishna and Radha, are smeared with with colored powder and petals during Holi festival celebrations in Bhubaneswar on March 1, 2018.