Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly colored powder, dancing to festive music and feasting on traditional sweets prepared for the occasion.

The vivid festival marks the beginning of spring, symbolizes the defeat of evil and celebrates the love between the Hindu deities Krishna and Radha.

Penelope Beltran, 8, smiles after her mother puts colored powder on her during the celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park in Miami, Fla. The colors are a way of showing affection towards each other.