The Most Colorful The Holi festival in India is definitely the most colorful It is similar to Songkran, but instead of water, colorful powders are thrown. The festival is hugely popular in the villages around Mathura, the birthplace of Krishna, the ntral figure of Hinduism. The festival is supposed to elebrate the love between Krishna and Radha. People row powders to commemorate such love, and the mixture of bright colors symbolizes energy, life, and joy