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A large crowd celebrates Holi, throwing coloured powder and splashing dyed water in an outdoor courtyard. In the foreground, people in white and pastel clothes are smeared with pink, green, blue and purple colour; one woman in a light blue sari pours green powder from a bucket. On the right, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back hair sits on a raised white platform with buckets of coloured powder and water, with a yellow-handled ladle. Behind the crowd are a concrete block wall, parked vehicles and dusty ground. Several devotees wear white and orange clothing, and some have red kumkum-like dye on their faces.

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March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a walled compound with palm trees behind. A crowd of many people, mostly in white and muted clothes now smeared with blue, green, pink and purple powder, press around a white concrete platform. On the right, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits on the platform, smiling and holding a microphone, with bowls of coloured powder and buckets of coloured water beside them. In the foreground a man in a blue-green smeared robe scoops colour from a bucket with his gloved hands, surrounded by laughing devotees. a person seated on the platform, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robes. Turquoise and blue buckets and a green-smeared pail sit in the foreground, with a dark-clothed figure and women with braids nearby.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large outdoor crowd celebrates Holi, the festival of colours, in a courtyard with a concrete block wall and palm trees behind. Many people are smeared with bright pink, red, purple and blue powder and wear white, saffron and colourful clothes. In the lower centre a man in a lavender shirt pours liquid from a green cup into a turquoise bucket, while another turquoise bucket and a plate of coloured powder sit on a white table at right. At the far right a figure in orange robes sits near the table. Several white-clad onlookers and children stand among the crowd.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22August 17 20142014-08-17A crowded outdoor Holi celebration with a large gathering of devotees, many dressed in white, pressed together and covered in pink, green, blue and purple powder. In the foreground a man with long dark hair in a blue-grey shirt is applying green colour to a woman in a green-draped sari. On the right, a woman in a saffron-orange robe holds a microphone beside buckets and bowls of coloured powder and water on a white platform. Concrete wall and parked vehicles in the background.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road during a festival. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and long swept-back hair walks at the centre, with a red-bordered ceremonial umbrella held over him by a man in a white dhoti with a maroon border. Behind them a deity murti on a decorated palanquin is visible among followers. A crowd of men, women and children in white, orange and green clothes, many with coloured powder on their faces, follows along the road under a bright sky. A logo appears in the lower left corner.2010-10-17December 19 20092009-12-19March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22