There are very few things that make for as good a photo op as the most polychromatic festival in the world. In standard Homegrown style, we decided not to waste precious, bhaang-infused minutes of one of the country’s most joyous occasions with words and instead curated some of the most stunning images of a festival that’s captured the entire world’s imagination.
Scroll on to view beautiful images of Holi in India and all around the world. Homegrown wishes you a very happy holi!
Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Banke Bihari temple, on March 27, 2013. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
An Indian, face smeared with colored powder, celebrates Holi festival in Gauhati, India, on March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
A man reacts as colored water is splashed over him during Holi celebrations in the southern Indian city of Chennai on March 17, 2014
Indian Hindu devotees throw colored water at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana, on March 21, 2013. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)
A Bangladeshi Hindu child with his face smeared in colors participates in Holi festival celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 28, 2013. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)
A man throws colored powder on a woman during Holi in Mumbai, India, on March 17, 2014.
face smeared with colored powder, leaves the Banke Bihari temple during Holi celebrations in Vrindavan, India, on March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A tourist, her face smeared with color, smiles as she participates in Holi festivities in Kolkata, India, on March 8, 2012.
A young girl takes a break from color spraying during the Holi festival in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Mohammad Moniruzzaman.
Two friends play in the color-soaked mud in Mathura City, India. Photo by Sahil Lodha.