Indian Hindu devotees welcome spring with Lathmar Holi
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees dance covered in coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees dance covered in coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured water at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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An Indian woman from the village of Barsana hits villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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An Indian woman from the village of Barsana hits villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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A Hindu devotee looks on in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Members of a band stand in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured water at each other at a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An Indian woman from Barsana village hits a villager from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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A young villager from Nandgaon soaked in water and colours arrives during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Members of a band stand in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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An elderly Indian Hindu woman devotees reacts to colours at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Coloured powder is thrown on Indian Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu men and a boy from the village of Nangaon are covered in coloured powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu men from the village of Nangaon are covered in coloured powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu men from the village of Nangaon throw coloured powder on others as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Villagers from Nandgaon throw coloured water on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Indian villagers from Nandgaon wait for the arrival of villagers from Barsana during the Lathmar Holi festival, at the Nandagram temple on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colours from village Barsana and Nandgaon sing at the Nandagram temple during Lathmar Holi festival on Friday, March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
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Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colours at the Nandagram temple during Lathmar Holi festival on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees dance covered in coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees dance covered in coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured water at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Indian woman from the village of Barsana hits villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
An Indian woman from the village of Barsana hits villagers from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
A Hindu devotee looks on in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Members of a band stand in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured water at each other at a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Indian Hindu devotees throw coloured powder at a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An Indian woman from Barsana village hits a villager from Nandgaon with a wooden stick during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
A young villager from Nandgaon soaked in water and colours arrives during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Members of a band stand in a cloud of coloured powder inside a temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
An elderly Indian Hindu woman devotees reacts to colours at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Coloured powder is thrown on Indian Hindu men from the village of Nandgaon as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu men and a boy from the village of Nangaon are covered in coloured powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu men from the village of Nangaon are covered in coloured powder as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu men from the village of Nangaon throw coloured powder on others as they sit on the floor during prayers at the Radha Rani temple before the procession for the Lathmar Holi festival on Thursday, March 21, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Villagers from Nandgaon throw coloured water on the villagers from Barsana as they arrive at the Nandagram temple on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu devotees participate in rituals for the Lathmar Holi festival at the Nandji temple in Nandgaon on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian villagers from Nandgaon wait for the arrival of villagers from Barsana during the Lathmar Holi festival, at the Nandagram temple on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colours from village Barsana and Nandgaon sing at the Nandagram temple during Lathmar Holi festival on Friday, March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
Indian Hindu devotees smeared with colours at the Nandagram temple during Lathmar Holi festival on March 22, 2013. In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. -- PHOTO: AP
In a Holi tradition unique to India's Barsana and Nandgaon villages, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.
