Mathura & Vrindavan

It's difficult to pin down where the most colourful festivities are in a festival built around colours, but the towns of Vrindavan and Mathura probably take the cake.

Historically this place has extra significance for the festival as it's where Lord Krishna spent his formative years cavorting with milkmaids. The temple of Banke Bihari is the epicentre of the chaos.

Goa

Whilst being touted as a Catholic place in India, the vast majority of the residents are still Hindu and celebrating Holi is as compulsory as breathing oxygen.

As well as the customary launching of powdered pigments there are fairs, costumes, parades and ceremonial dances to round out the festivities. Once you're fully dyed, take a dip in the ocean to wash it off!

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Jaipur

For the most urban, and densely packed pigment throwing sessions the cities of the Golden Triangle, and Jaipur, in particular, are a great choice.

The cities organised chaos is transformed into colourful chaos with all of the organisation taken out of the equation. Whether you're beside the serene lake where Jal Mahal rests, stood in front of the honeycomb lattices of the Hawa Mahal or trawling through the old city bazaar you'll be sure to find your fair splash of colour flying around.