<p> A liberal splash of colours today welcomed Google users on its homepage as the search giant marked the Holi festival with a special doodle which reflects the vibrancy of the occasion.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The doodle shows the six letters in the company's logo changing colours gradually from all beige to a mix of red, blue, green and orange in various shades.<br /><br />As soon as one visits the homepage, the all beige logo begins to change appearance as a train of colour splashes across it from left to right.<br /><br />The splash of 'gulaal', the dry colour on the logo is a tribute to traditional way of celebrating Holi in the country.<br /><br />On this festival, people daub each other with 'gulaal' or wet colours, while in some areas even flowers are used for celebrations.<br /><br />From dull beige to a colourful marquee, the transition of the logo, somewhat captures the spirit of India, which on this day switches into a riot of colours, with streets and parks all soaked in it.<br /><br />Google had marked Holi a few times in the past as well and in 2014, it had shown a 'pichkari' (spraygun) sitting amid the colour-soaked logo, with letters in all white. It has previously marked festival of lights Diwali also with a special doodle.<br /><br />The festival falls on the last day of the 'Phalgun' month as per the Hindu calendar. <br /></p>
<p> A liberal splash of colours today welcomed Google users on its homepage as the search giant marked the Holi festival with a special doodle which reflects the vibrancy of the occasion.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The doodle shows the six letters in the company's logo changing colours gradually from all beige to a mix of red, blue, green and orange in various shades.<br /><br />As soon as one visits the homepage, the all beige logo begins to change appearance as a train of colour splashes across it from left to right.<br /><br />The splash of 'gulaal', the dry colour on the logo is a tribute to traditional way of celebrating Holi in the country.<br /><br />On this festival, people daub each other with 'gulaal' or wet colours, while in some areas even flowers are used for celebrations.<br /><br />From dull beige to a colourful marquee, the transition of the logo, somewhat captures the spirit of India, which on this day switches into a riot of colours, with streets and parks all soaked in it.<br /><br />Google had marked Holi a few times in the past as well and in 2014, it had shown a 'pichkari' (spraygun) sitting amid the colour-soaked logo, with letters in all white. It has previously marked festival of lights Diwali also with a special doodle.<br /><br />The festival falls on the last day of the 'Phalgun' month as per the Hindu calendar. <br /></p>