Holi celebrations have begun. Glimpses from Agra, Varanasi, New Delhi and Patna...
Agra
IMAGE: Holi on the roof against the backdrop of the Taj Mahal, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Varanasi
IMAGE: Muslim Mahila Foundation members smear colours on a woman ahead of Holi in Varanasi. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Muslim Mahila Foundation members celebrate Holi with flowers. Photograph: ANI Photo
New Delhi
IMAGE: Vidya Bal Bhawan students play Holi in New Delhi, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Women smear colour on each other during a Holi Milan programme, here and below. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo
Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo
Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo
Going Home For Holi
New Delhi
IMAGE: Passengers wait in a queue outside New Delhi railway station to board their train ahead of Holi, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Passengers go through the security check outside New Delhi railway station, here and below. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photograph: ANI Photo
Patna
IMAGE: Passengers travel on an over-crowded train amid the heavy rush ahead of Holi at the Patna railway station. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Passengers wait for a train at Patna railway station. Photograph: ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com