I don’t know about many of you, but I hadn’t heard about the Hindu Festival of Holi until a few days ago. To quote from the UPI, “Holi, also called the Festival of Colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India, and many other countries around the world. Holi, is celebrated by people throwing colored powder and colored water at each other.”

It usually takes place in late February or early March. In 2009, it took place on March 11th. In 2010, it took place on February 27th. It will start on March 19th in 2011.

The images are fascinating, and I thought I’d put together a quick “The Best…” list about it.

Here are my picks for The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival of Holi:

Holi — The Festival of Colors is a slideshow from the Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

Colorful Religious Festivals is a slideshow from TIME Magazine. It includes Holi and several other festivals.

Holi, Festival of Colors is a slideshow from the UPI.

The Hindu Festival of Holi is a series of photos from The Sacramento Bee.

Here’s a series of photos from the Sacramento Bee about the 2010 celebration.

Holi 2010 is from The Big Picture.

Holi: The Festival of Colors, 2011 comes from The Atlantic.

Holi, the Hindu festival of colors is from The Sacramento Bee.

The Wild, Wild Festival of Colors is a slideshow from LIFE

Holi: Festival of Colors is from The Big Picture.

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