(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers toss colored powder into the air as they celebrate the arrival of spring, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna TempleSpanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers toss colored powder into the air as they celebrate the arrival of spring, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Adalaide Bailey, from Pocatello Idaho cheers along with the band, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kajal San and Hira Hamid dance along with the Bollypop Utah dancers, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fanju Jafle, from Pocatello, Idaho, dances at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
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Vainia, takes a break from the crowd, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers help a friend crowd surf at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Kimberly Woolsey, from Gilbert , Arizona, takes a break from the crowd and lies not the ground, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
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Hira Hamid sings along with the Bollypop Utah dancers, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Fatwa Luka, from Omaha Nebraska, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers toss colored powder into the air as they celebrate the arrival of spring, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Adalaide Bailey, from Pocatello Idaho cheers along with the band, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jaycee, 4, gets a good view of the festivities from her dad Parker Haworth's shoulders, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers toss colored powder into the air as they celebrate the arrival of spring, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers dance along with the Bollywood Utah dancers, at the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Revelers toss colored powder into the air as they celebrate the arrival of spring, during the Holi Festival of Colors celebration at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
Thousands of revelers gathered to celebrate the arrival of spring at the Holi Festival of Colors at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork on Saturday. In India, Holi announces the arrival of spring.
The Holi Fest in Utah is a modern adaptation of the traditional Indian celebration, where colored powder is used instead of liquid color. The festival featured live music, yoga, dancing, food and the throwing of colors. The festival continues Sunday from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
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Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.
Rick has been a staff photographer at The Tribune since 1984. Previous to The Tribune, he was photo editor at the Daily Universe Newspaper at BYU and worked at The Sun Advocate in Price, Utah.