Women, wearing PPE kit, play with dry colours during the Holi festival, as coronavirus cases spike across the country, at Begumbazar in Kolkata. (Photo | PTI) 
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Holi 2021: Indians revel in festival of colours as coronavirus cases surge

In a tweet, PM Narendra Modi wished that this festival of joy and celebration infuses new energy and enthusiasm in everyone's life.

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People celebrate Holi festival near Sowcarpet, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
Children celebrating Holi festival inside an Apartment at Pattalam, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
People celebrate Holi with colours at Nadia in poll-bound Bengal. (Photo | PTI)
Devotees celebrate Holi festival, at Shri Priyakant Ju temple in Vrindavan. (Photo | PTI)
People play with colours during Holi celebration, in Kullu. (Photo | PTI)
People celebrate Holi festival near Sowcarpet, in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
Youth celebrate Holi in Chennai. (Photo | R Satish Babu, EPS)
Youth celebrate Holi in Vijayawada. (Photo | Prasant Madugula, EPS)
People play with dry colours during Holi' festival, as they gather in large numbers amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus cases, in Gorakhpur. (Photo | PTI)
A family celebrates Holi festival at Shri Durgiana Temple, in Amritsar. (Photo | PTI)
Children playing Holi in Vepery, Chennai. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS)

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