Holi is a two-day festival, it is on the second day that people gather to throw brightly coloured powder on each other. The coloured powder is called gulal. It is believed that this tradition came ...

Shaz (left) feels Holi is "a special time" of the year because it lets people from all backgrounds celebrate Clouds of coloured powder and crowds of smiling people - the Hindu festival of Holi is ...

From this story comes the practice of throwing different coloured powders on the day of the Holi festival. The practice is not just for fun - the coloured powder and water that is thrown has a ...

Yellow is one of the most popular colors thrown during Holi. Called gulal, the fine powder is made from a mixture of starch and dyes. One factory in India, Radha Kishan Color World, produces 2,000 ...