Celebrate Spring With Our Favorite Photos Of The Hindu Festival Of Colors

Hindus around the world united this week to bid a blissful farewell to winter as they celebrated Holi -- the Hindu festival of colors .

During the festival, which was celebrated on March 23 and 24 this year, people sang, lit blazing bonfires, danced and splashed one another with colored powder and liquid.

Each year, Holi is a remarkable opportunity for photographers in cities around the world to capture photos that truly highlight the vibrance of spring and the new life it brings. 

Check out some of our favorite images of revelers gleefully dousing each other in color from head to toe during this year's festivities.