Group of Indian Children Playing Holi Rajasthan

Holi marks the beginning of the spring season in the Indian subcontinent. The many hues that mark the celebration reflect the budding colors of springtime welcomed after a long, dry winter.

Bartosz Hadyniak

Photographer is in Warsaw, Poland. His prolific portfolio includes Getty images.

Holi

Holi (Sanskrit: होली Holī) is a Hindu spring festival that is celebrated across the Indian subcontinent and by the greater South Asian diaspora across the world. Aside from being the festival of colors, Holi is a time to celebrate unbridled joy, love, and the triumph of good over evil. Through visual art, this installation highlights some of the spirit and traditions associated with Holi such as throwing colored powdered and spraying colored water through pichkari at friends and family and poojas (religious ceremonies).

This collection is the result of generous donations from the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, the MGH Department of Dermatology, and the MGH Employee Resource Group Leaders Group.