Westerners covered in coloured powder during Holi festival celebrations, Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Westerners covered in coloured powder during Holi festival celebrations, Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Two men exchange coloured powder during Holi festival celebrations, Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

A crowd gathers in Basantapur Durbar Square to celebrate the Holi festival, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Paint powder, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Holi celebration in Dauji temple, Dauji, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Indian man selling powder paint colours for Holi festival on sale at Katala Bazar in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Powder paint colours for Holi festival on sale at Katala Bazar in Jodhpur Old Town, Rajasthan, Northern India

Visitors of the Holi festival, sprayed with colour powder and water, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Visitors of the Holi festival, sprayed with colour powder and water, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Visitors of the Holi festival, sprayed with colour powder and water, Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Thousands of young women and man are throwing color powder in the air at the colorful Holi festival, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Brightly-coloured sacs of powder at a market, Tihar Festival, five-day festival of light and colour, celebrated annually in October to honour animals, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Coloured henna powder, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, North India, India, Asia