Thousands celebrated the Hindu Holi festival in Kathmandu on Thursday, dancing to festive music, drumming and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder.

RELIGION Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, falls on March 25. Learn more about how holiday is celebrated. The festival is typically observed in India, Nepal and other South Asian countries ...

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Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with cultural and religious significance.. Typically observed in March in India, Nepal ...

A girl celebrates the Holi Festival at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24, 2024. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the beginning of the spring season.

The festival is a national holiday in India, while in Nepal it’s a two-day event that began Thursday. It’s also observed in other South Asian countries as well as among the Indian diaspora.

The ancient festival has Hindu roots, but growing numbers worldwide are taking part in the celebration, ... Throwing colored powder during celebrations marking Holi in Bhaktapur, Nepal, in 2022.

Holi may be celebrated differently on different dates in the Tarai and the mountains, but it is a festival of solidarity between different ethnicities and geographies of Nepal. ‘Holi Friendship ...

Holi celebrations in North India and Nepal are among the liveliest, as both places are deeply tied to the Hindu stories the festival honors. But Holi celebrations don’t abide by geographic borders.

NEW DELHI — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Friday by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting ...