People gathered at Staining Village Hall on Sunday to celebrate Holi, known as the festival of colours.
Here are 21 great pictures from the celebrations:
1. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall
Millions of people are celebrating Holi, known as the festival of colours, at home and abroad. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
2. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
People gather in crowds to pelt each other with perfumed, coloured powder called gulal. They'll also use water pistols and water balloons to make the powder stick. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
3. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall
The festival celebrates the beginning of spring and the victory of good over evil. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
4. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall
The origins of the festival can be found in various legends in Hindu mythology, one of which tells the story of a demon, Holika, and her brother, King Hiranyakashipu. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
5. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall
The King Hiranyakashipu believed that everyone should worship him as a god but his son, Prahlada, refused to do so, opting to worship the Hindu god Vishnu instead. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard
6. Holi celebrations at Staining Village Hall
The king and his sister Holika plotted to kill Prahlada and lured him onto a pyre in an attempt to burn him to death. However, Prahlada survived and Holika perished in the flames instead. | Kelvin Lister-Stuttard