Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...

Holi is a two-day festival, it is on the second day that people gather to throw brightly coloured powder on each other. The coloured powder is called gulal. It is believed that this tradition came ...

Holi is celebrated in the Indian month of Phalgun (March). Originally an agricultural festival, it ushers in the arrival of spring, the season of hope and joy. People imitate the colors of spring by ...

In the Midwest, late March is marked by bare trees, melting lakes, mud puddles and slush all begging to be punctuated by a bud on a tree or a sprig of grass. The Holi festival is ...

On the day of Holi, entire streets and towns are filled with people who throw colored powder in the air. Some fling balloons filled with colored water from rooftops and others use squirt guns.

Ranga Panchami is also celebrated in a colourful manner that is marked by throwing ‘gulal’ (red fragrant powder) and splashing of colored water. The word ‘Rang’ signifies ‘color’ while ‘Panchami’ ...