Holi morning dawns. Pristine white clothes await their fate. Soon these garments will be every color except white as they, and the people inside them, will be blasted with puffs of powdery color.

The Hindu Festival of Colors, or Holi, celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna and also the arrival of spring. The holiday is typically celebrated on the last full moon ...

(Reuters Health) - An ancient Hindu tradition may carry new health risks, researchers warn, because modern versions of colored powder and liquids thrown during the Holi festival contain toxic agents ...