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A 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.

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A 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.2008-03-22Outdoor 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.2008-03-22A crowd of many people gathered outdoors on a dirt ground for a Holi celebration, with colored powder staining clothes and skin in pink, blue, green and purple. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe and has long dark hair, standing above the crowd with one hand raised near his head; he appears to be a sannyasi, and the appearance-based candidate is uncertain. Around him, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, women in saris and salwars, and a woman holding a child in a yellow sari stand close together. Motorcycles and a car are visible in the background, and small white and red pillars line the ground.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large crowd celebrates Holi, with many people covered in bright pink, purple, red and green powder. In the centre, a woman in an orange sannyasi-style garment gestures to the crowd, while a man in a dusty purple kurta stands nearby. Behind them, two black speakers sit on wooden stands and a tall white wall with red vertical stripes rises in the background. Many children and adults press close, some with hands raised and faces smeared with colour.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22Outdoor Holi celebration in a crowded courtyard in front of a white building with a sign above its doorway. Many people are covered in bright pink, purple, blue and green powder colours. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long, swept-back hair stands centre-front, smiling and gesturing, surrounded by the crowd. Behind him, a man in a pink-stained garment and another in a dark red-brown cloth clap, and women in white and colourful saris stand among the throng. Two black loudspeakers on stands sit near the steps. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-clad figure with long hair and a flowing orange shawl, shown in person amid the devotees.2008-03-22March 22 20082008-03-22A large outdoor crowd celebrates Holi in a courtyard enclosed by a grey concrete block wall with palm trees behind. Many participants are covered in pink, purple and magenta powder, some wearing saffron, orange and white clothes, and a few women wear bright saris. People in the foreground embrace and dance in a tight group while others stand along the wall, and a camera on a tripod is visible at the left edge. The photo shows a crowded colourful celebration rather than a single ritual.2008-03-22