Heralding the arrival of spring, celebrations of Holi, the traditional Hindu festival of colors, are taking place around the world today. A testament to the Indian diaspora, revelers from Jodhpur to Cape Town to Spanish Fork, Utah are covering friends and family with vibrant gulal powders and quite literally painting the town red (and blue and pink and orange).
To commemorate the festivities, we're taking a look back at last year's brightest holi-day photos, but check back throughout the day—we'll continue to update this post with our favorite snaps of Holi 2015 from social media.
Jodhpur, IndiaCredit: Floris Leeuwenberg/Corbis
Trinidad and TobagoCredit: ANDREA DE SILVA/Reuters/Corbis
Spanish Fork, UtahCredit: JIM URQUHART/Reuters/Corbis
Dauji, IndiaCredit: Philippe Lissac/Photononstop/Corbis