Holi 2025: The celebrations in pictures

Throwing coloured powder and water at each other is one of Holi's celebrations

The Hindu festival of Holi was celebrated by many people around the world this week.

It's known as the festival of colour, and it marks the beginning of spring, celebrating new life and love.

Celebrations often include throwing coloured powder and water on one another.

Holi is celebrated on the last full moon of the lunar month. This year the festival started on March 14.

Take a look at how people celebrated Holi this year.

These students in New Delhi, India are getting in the spirit and joining in with the Holi celebrations.

These children in Mumbai, India are joining in the celebrations using water guns to spray each other.

In Thailand, these children are participating in a ceremony to pray for the sacred bonfire, play with water, dance, and throw coloured powder

People sing, dance and play music as part of the celebrations.

Brightly coloured flowers also feature in a lot in the celebrations, like in this temple in Ahmedabad, India.