A young woman applies gulal-coloured powder on her companion as they dance to the tune of a popular Bollywood number at a special party to celebrate Holi, the ‘festival of colours’ in Mumbai on March 11, 2009. The Holi festival is celebrated by Hindus throughout the world to mark the onset of spring, with people from all walks of life coming out on the streets and applying coloured powder to anyone and everyone marked with traditional song and dance and revellry to welcome the advent of spring season. AFP PHOTO/INDRANIL MUKHERJEE