PHOTOS: Celebrating the festival of colours

We'd asked you readers to share your most memorable Holi photos.

Here, hobby photographer Sumit Bhosle shares candid pictures of how people in Mumbai celebrated Holi last year.

A doting father carries his son on his back to witness the Holi celebrations at Juhu Chowpatty, Mumbai.

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A group of young guys all covered in silver paint pose for the shutterbugs in Santacruz, Mumbai.

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The bare-chested young man was caught bathing in the sand at Juhu Chowpatty.

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While grown-ups indulge in bhang, a traditional intoxicant consumed during Holi, the rest savour thandai, a milk-based cold drink garnished with almonds, cardamom and fennel seeds.

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Holi is a festival where old friends catch up and share the fun.

Seen here, are two friends not letting go of the guy in the centre before they have splashed some more colours.

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Since the festival also celebrates the beginning of a new season, Holi is very special to Indian women.

They celebrate by praying before the Holika Dahan (a bonfire) and spraying gulal on each other.

The women in the picture were seen happily dancing to Bollywood tunes with her group of friends at Mahim Causeway in Mumbai.

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As Holi falls in the month of March, when the temperatures are about to rise, young kids take special delight in celebrating the festival often playing with water balloons and spray tubes filled with water.

Here, a young boy is seen carrying a bucket of freshly prepared coloured water.

The glint of naughtiness in his eyes tells us that he is up to something mischevious.

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Throwing coloured water they say is a tribute to Krishna who'd often be surprised by his female friends when caught stealing butter.

The girls would then punish him by splashing water.

Most kids happily allow themselves to be drenched in coloured water on Holi.

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It is not unusual to spot a few firangs also revel in the Holi spirit.

This couple seem rather unperturbed by the extravagant celebrations.

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A girl drags her friend to play Holi at Juhu Chowpatty in Mumbai.

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While the rest of India celebrates a holiday, for this vendor, Holi means business.

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