A man (R) shields himself from women playfully beating him with a bamboo stick in a re-enactment of a local tradition of "Lathmar Holi", also known as the festival of colours, celebrated at Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh February 23, 2010. This tradition heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. Picture taken February 23, 2010. REUTERS/K. K. Arora (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)