The tradition of playing with
colors on Holi draws its roots from a legend of Radha and the Hindu God
Krishna.
It is believed that young Krishna was jealous of Radha's fair
complexion since he himself was very dark. After
questioning his mother
Yashoda on the darkness of his complexion, Yashoda, teasingly asked him
to color Radha's
face in which ever color he wanted. In a mischievous
mood, Krishna applied color on Radha's face. The tradition
of applying
color on one's beloved is religiously followed still, today. (28 images)
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 26, in Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
A Hindu devotees prays after having played with color during Holi
celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 27, in Vrindavan,
India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 27, in Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 27, in Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 27, in Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
Dye covers the foot of a Hindu devotees as others play with color
during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 27, in
Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 28, in Vrindavan, India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
A Hindu devotees prays as others play with color during Holi
celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on Feb. 28, in Vrindavan,
India. Getty Images / Daniel Berehulak
A girl smeared with color throws colored powder as she joins in
celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of color, in Vrindavan, 140
kilometres from New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb 28. Vrindavan is famous
for Holi celebration, where according to legend, Hindu god Krishna
played Holi with his consort Radha. AP / Manish Swarup
People throw colors as they celebrate "Holi," the festival of color, at
the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, 140 kilometers (87 miles) from
New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
Devotees throw color as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of
color, at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, about 140 kilometers (87
miles) from New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
A priest throws colored holy water on the Devotees smeared with color
as they all celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of color, at the Banke
Bihari temple in Vrindavan, 140 kilometres from New Delhi, India,
Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
A devotee collects colored powder spread on the floor to be thrown back
on devotees again to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of color, at
the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, 140 kilometres from New Delhi,
India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
Indian youths cover each other with colored powder while celebrating
Holi, 'the Festival of colors' at the historical Durgiana Temple in
Amritsar on Feb. 28.AFP / Getty Images / Narinder Nanu
Indian youth cover each other with colored powder and water while
celebrating Holi, 'the Festival of colors' in Hyderabad on Feb. 28. AFP / Getty Images / Noah Seelam
An Indian woman gestures as 'Aabir' a colored dust is put on her face
as she celebrates Vasantotsav, 'the Festival of Spring' in Kolkata, on
Feb. 28. Vasantotsav, as the spring festival is called in Bengal, is
celebrated in the rest of India as 'Holi', the festival of colors. AFP / Getty Images / Deshakalyan Chowdhury
Indian girls dunk colored water on each other as they celebrate Vasantotsav, the Festival of Spring, in Kolkata, on Feb. 28. AFP / Getty Images / Deshakalyan Chowdhury
Indian girls play with 'Aabir' a colored dust as they celebrate Vasantotsav, the Festival of Spring, in Kolkata, on Feb. 28. AFP / Getty Images / Deshakalyan Chowdhury
Indian youth cover each other with colored powder while celebrating
Holi, the Festival of colors, at the historical Durgiana Temple in
Amritsar on Feb. 28. AFP / Getty Images / Narinder Nanu
Indian women smear colored 'gullal' power on each other's faces as they
celebrate Holi in Allahabad on Feb. 28. Holi, also called the Festival
of colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the
end of winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month, which
usually falls in the later part of February or in March. AFP / Getty Images / Diptendu Dutta
Indian sadhus, Hindu holy men, smear colored 'gullal' power on each
other's faces as they celebrate Holi in Allahabad on Feb. 28. AFP / Getty Images / Diptendu Dutta
Indian kids smeared with colors look on as they celebrate 'Holi,' the
Indian festival of colors, in Calcutta, India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Sucheta Das
An Indian girl reacts as others throw color powder at her as part of
celebrating "Holi" in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday,
Feb. 27. AP / Biswaranjan Rout
A tourist smeared with colors shoots photographs of children
celebrating "Holi," the Indian festival of colors, in Calcutta, India,
Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Bikas Das
Devotees smeared with color celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of
color, at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, 140 kilometres from New
Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
Devotees smeared with color throw color on each other as they celebrate
Holi, the Hindu festival of color, in Vrindavan, 140 kilometers (87.5
miles) from New Delhi, India, Sunday, Feb. 28. AP / Manish Swarup
People are seen smeared in colors on Wed., Feb. 24, as they celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of colors in Mathura, India. AP
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