An Indian labourer sifts coloured powder, known as gulal, inside a factory on the outskirts of Siliguri.
A labourer sifts coloured powder, known as gulal, inside a factory on the outskirts of Siliguri in the east of India, on March 9, 2014. The powder is to be used during the Hindu festival of Holi (the festival of colours) that is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. This year it will be celebrated on March 16.