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 ...

The sleepy town of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh is the hub of gulal manufacturing in India, and Radha Kishan Color World alone makes over 6,000 tonnes of gulal every year, for the festival of Holi ...

The throwing of gulal up in the air and at each other symbolizes friendship, unity, and a sense of revelry. Young & old, Filipino and Indian, friends and strangers alike, joined in the color play and ...

Holi was the most fun I had as a kid. Growing up in a Hindu household, I absolutely loved the spectacle that came with the Festival of Colors every spring. One of the most remarkable things about ...

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 ...