Madrid explodes in colour for Holi
A Madrid city square exploded in a color kaleidoscope when hundreds of Spaniards and tourists celebrated their version of the traditional Hindu religious festival, Holi. - People dance and throw colours on each other to celebrate the Monsoon Holi festival in Madrid.
- People dance and throw colours on each other to celebrate the Monsoon Holi festival in Madrid.
- A reveler poses for a photograph during Holi celebrations in Spain.
- The Mediterranean version was a purely festive affair that attracted many tourists. This was second time the festival was held in Madrid, but the first time it was held outdoors. Similar Holi festivals have been held in Barcelona and in other
- In India and Nepal, the Holi festival is celebrated by worshippers of Vishnu and one of his incarnations, Krishna. It is usually held in March to mark the beginning of the monsoon season.
- Some had come dressed in all-white garb; others risked the ruin of whatever clothes they were wearing or went shirtless to turn their torsos into canvases.
- Participants bought small pouches of colored powder— red, blue, green, yellow, orange and purple— for €2 ($2.68) each, which they then launched in the air, quickly turning the multitude into a seething mishmash of rainbow colors.
- While the festival's organizers in Madrid were mainly Hindu immigrants, the majority of the partygoers were young, scantily dressed Spaniards.
- Holi is held each spring in India and other countries in southern Asia where the Hinduism is practiced, its popularity has grown recently in other countries.
- Around 300 revelers packed the Plaza de Agustin de Lara on Saturday, where they tossed handfuls of colored powder at one another and danced to the rhythms made popular by Bollywood films.
A Madrid city square exploded in a color kaleidoscope when hundreds of Spaniards and tourists celebrated their version of the traditional Hindu religious festival, Holi.
Madrid explodes in colour for Holi
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