Photographer/director Xavier Zimbardo (Getty Images) went to India to shoot the Holi, also known as Colours Festival, and came back with these incredible images.<br />http://www.xavierzimbardo.com/<br />With Margarita Ivanova, Thomas Schwab, Thomas Vittek, Houmane Madjidi, Kshetra Pal Sharma, D.P. Sharma, Mohammad Shafi<br />Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mark II<br />Lenses:<br />Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM<br />Canon EF 70-200mm f/2,8 L IS USM<br />"Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours,<br />celebrates the “death” of Winter and the “re-birth” of Spring.<br />During the first night, all over India,<br />bonfires are lit where symbols of Evil are burned.<br />The essence of Holi is to worship with joy and gaiety.<br />And that means colour.<br />The goal is to dissolve the differences<br />between individuals and to reach the Divine.<br />Holi is celebrated by people throwing<br />coloured powders and water at each other.<br />On the last day, people meet clothed in white.<br />They embrace one another, sharing peace and serenity."<br />Xavier Zimbardo/Getty Images
