MUMBAI, India (AP) — On a normal day in India, this could be an ordinary picture of a dog sitting comfortably on the back of a scooter. Only it isn’t.
Perched on the vehicle, its forehead marked with bright red powder, the dog is emblematic of how many households treat pets as family and include them in festivities, including Holi, a Hindu festival of colors that was celebrated Friday. While colored powders are generally seen as harmful to their skin, fur and health, pets often have their foreheads marked by their owners on Holi...