Noida: Students play Holi outside the examination centre after appearing for the CBSE Class 10 Hindi examination at Delhi Public School, Sector 30 in Noida on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Lucknow: People celebrate during pre-Holi festivities ahead of the Holi festival at Sarafa Market Chowk in Lucknow on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Lucknow: A man applies colour to a motorcyclist during pre-Holi celebrations ahead of the Holi festival at Sarafa Market Chowk in Lucknow on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Hyderabad: Children carrying drums filled with colours on an auto-rickshaw take part in the annual ‘Holi Ki Baraat’ procession organised by Begumbazar Holi Utsav Samiti marking the commencement of Holi festivities in Hyderabad on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bhopal: Girl students of Sarojini Naidu College with colour-smeared faces pose during pre-Holi celebrations ahead of the Holi festival in Bhopal on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Vrindavan: Devotees celebrate during Holi festivities at the Priyakant Ju Temple in Vrindavan near Mathura on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Balurghat: School students play with gulal during pre-Holi celebrations ahead of the Holi festival at a school in Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Lalitpur: People smeared with colored powder are pictured during a celebration of the Holi Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 2, 2026. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. (Xinhua via IANS)

Kathmandu: A girl and a woman smeared with colored powder are pictured during a celebration of the Holi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 2, 2026. Holi, the festival of colors, marks the end of winter and the onset of the spring season. (Xinhua via IANS)

Bikaner: A man plays with gulal during a pre-Holi celebration ahead of the festival of colours in Bikaner on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Moradabad: Students with faces smeared with gulal pose after playing Holi outside the examination centre after appearing for the CBSE Board High School examination in Moradabad on Monday, March 02, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Mathura: Widows celebrate Holi with colours and flowers at Gopinath Temple in Vrindavan, Mathura on Monday, March 02, 2026. (IANS)