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Indian revellers carry wooden sticks to ‘defend’ themselves during a ritual which sees the village’s women ‘beat’ the men during during Lathmar Holi celebrations in the village of Jaab in Kosi Kalan on March 18, 2014. Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month. AFP PHOTO/Chandan KHANNA