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Holi celebration in an open outdoor yard with palm trees and a grey block wall behind. A crowd of spectators in white shirts and dhotis stands watching on the left and back, while in the foreground a dense mass of revellers is drenched and smeared with coloured powder. A man in a red shirt holds a red bucket spraying a jet of water upward, and others throw water and carry blue and red buckets. Several people hold bright balloons, green, red and pink. A tall wooden pole stands in the centre. Many participants have coloured faces and clothes stained with colour, and motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw sit in the background. No deity or a person depiction is visible.

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Outdoor Holi celebration at an open ground lined with coconut palms and a grey block wall. Many boys and young men, their clothes and faces smeared with bright pink, purple, orange and green powder, crowd around a water pot suspended from a rope-and-pole frame, one boy holding a green cup and water splashing from the pot. Behind them a larger crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, plus women in white and saris, watch and stand near a yellow auto-rickshaw. Colourful balloons in red, pink, teal and green hang at the left and right edges. A man in a floral shirt with pink-stained hair stands at right. Some balloons and flags add festive colour. A photograph of a Holi festival event with a pot-breaking style game.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration among coconut palms beside a grey block wall, with a crowd of people splashed in bright colours. In the foreground, participants in multicoloured, paint-stained clothing stand near tall wooden poles hung with painted clay pots and colourful balloons, and a stream of coloured water is being sprayed. Behind them, a larger group of men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis stands watching, with parked motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw further back.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined compound with a block wall behind. A crowd of dozens of men, women and children stands watching, many in white dhotis and white shirts with pendant necklaces. In the foreground a young man in a pink-stained kurta sprays a stream of water from a hose, and several boys in purple- and maroon-stained shirts stand near a tall pole. Terracotta pots hang from the pole and colourful balloons in red, green, blue and pink are tied to it. A white van and motorbikes are parked behind the crowd, and small flags flutter along the wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration on a dirt courtyard lined with coconut palms and a concrete block wall. A bamboo pole hung with painted clay pots (a handi-breaking setup) is tied with rope above the crowd. Several boys in wet, colour-stained shirts and shorts stand near the pole, one holding a green cup. A woman in a pink sari with a red shawl, her clothes splashed with colour, stands at left holding a stick. Colourful balloons in turquoise, green, pink and red are tied to the pole. Behind them a larger crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and a few children watch. Small flags and a yellow auto-rickshaw are visible in the background.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration beneath tall coconut palms beside a grey block wall. Two wooden poles hold a crossbar with painted clay pots and colorful balloons dangling from ropes. Participants in dark, paint-stained clothing are splashed with water and coloured powder, some holding buckets and a red bucket on the ground. A large crowd of onlookers in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris stands behind, with a white van and a yellow auto-rickshaw parked nearby. Multicoloured balloons float among the crowd.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Holi celebration in an open courtyard ringed by coconut palms and a grey block wall. Young men and boys, their clothes and skin smeared with pink, purple, green and blue powder colour, splash and pour water from teal buckets and plastic containers. Coloured balloons in pink, teal, green and red are tied to a wooden pole in the foreground. Clay pots decorated with painted geometric motifs hang from a horizontal beam overhead. Behind them, a crowd of men and women in white shirts, white kurtas and saris watches from the sidelines, with yellow auto-rickshaws parked nearby. No a person candidate is visible.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined courtyard. Several people in powder-stained clothes, some in pink and maroon, reach upward with a stick toward clay pots hanging from a tall pole, a pot-breaking game. A large crowd in white dhotis and white shirts watches from behind a concrete wall, with a parked van and motorbikes beyond. Balloons in blue and green float near the pole. The paint-covered participants are splattered with coloured powder and water.2008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a palm-lined compound with a concrete block wall and parked vehicles behind. Participants are splashed with coloured powder and wet paint: boys in dark, stained shirts, a woman in a pink-and-purple dress, and a long-haired woman in a multicoloured top. A bald man in white with glasses smiles at the centre of the group. Crowd members in white and pastel shirts stand at the back, and teal and green balloons hang at the right. Flagpoles rise from the courtyard. a person candidate is the bald man in white, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2008-03-22