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Close photograph of a standing person's bare feet and lower legs, wearing cream silk churidar-style trousers and a shimmering champagne-coloured kurta, on a red floor scattered with coloured powder and flower petals. Around them, other people in white and pale grey dhoti-style garments stained with pink, yellow and red holi colours stand barefoot. The scene suggests a holi celebration. No face is visible.

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Close photograph of a standing person's bare feet and lower legs, seen from behind, wearing cream-coloured silk churidar trousers beneath a pale cream kurta. The ground is a reddish-brown floor scattered with pink and red flower petals, yellow petals, and small coloured beads or sequins. Partial figures in pale garments are visible at the top edge and edges of the frame. No faces are shown.2008-11-12Close view of bare feet on a blue carpet strewn with red, orange, yellow and pink flower petals. A person in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered hem stands at the left, with a small ornament or chain visible near the ankle. Beside them, people in white and cream clothes, one in an orange shawl, stand at the edge of a white cloth. A red cushioned seat and flower decorations appear in the background.2006-12-17Close photograph of a pair of bare feet stepping across a blue carpet scattered with fresh rose petals and yellow and orange flower petals. The person wears ornate ankle bangles of gold-toned beads and a cream silk dhoti with a golden border. Behind, a red cushioned chair or throne is partly visible at left, and other figures in white and cream clothing with orange shawls stand at right. The scene suggests a ritual procession or walk within a hall. No face is visible.2006-12-17Close view of a ceremonial floor strewn thickly with yellow and pink marigold and rose petals. Behind the petals, the lower legs and white dhoti-style garments of standing figures are visible, one wearing a cream shawl edged with gold, next to a gold-and-orange draped stage platform hung with garlands of white and yellow flowers. Blurred white floral garlands fill the right foreground.2007-12-15Close view of bare feet stepping across a carpet of yellow and pink marigold and rose petals. The wearer's cream dhoti or silk garment has a gold border and a gold-brocaded upper cloth. Beside it, a cupped hand and a gold bangle appear in the lower right, and white jasmine garlands hang at the right edge. A yellow backdrop and a small orange-and-red altar with flowers sit behind. Another white-clad figure stands at the left edge. The image shows only legs, feet and hands, so no face is visible.2007-12-15December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a man in a cream silk kurta and matching trousers, with a maroon and gold embroidered shawl draped diagonally across his chest, dancing barefoot on a red carpeted floor. He smiles with eyes closed, arm extended, and has long swept-back hair. Behind him a line of people in white dhotis and white garments with orange sashes stands along the room, some in saris with gold borders, several smiling and clapping. Strings of garlands hang along the wall at the top left. The scene suggests a celebratory gathering, with petals scattered on the floor.2008-11-12A man in a cream sherwani with gold-thread embroidery and a maroon-and-gold sash stands with arms outstretched on a red carpet strewn with petals and colour, in a dim tent hung with garlands. Around him, devotees in white clothes, some with orange and saffron shawls and faces smeared with coloured powder, form a circle and dance during Holi celebrations. A man on the far left wears a pointed paper party hat. Festoons of marigold garlands line the tent's upper edges.2008-11-12A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair standing barefoot on a red-powdered floor under a tent decorated with yellow scalloped drapery and garlands. He wears a cream silk-textured kurta with a maroon and gold-bordered shawl draped across his shoulders, hands pressed together in namaskar and gaze raised. Behind him, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes, some with pink-stained garments, stands watching, and a decorated canopy hangs overhead. Other white-clad devotees stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a festive gathering with powdered colour on the ground and clothing.2008-11-12A photograph of a Holi celebration in a tented hall with a red carpet scattered with flower petals. In the centre a young man in a cream sherwani with a maroon shawl stands barefoot with one hand raised to his head, laughing. To the left a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a white cloth aloft and dances, his clothes splashed with pink and yellow colour. Behind them devotees in white saris and white kurtas with orange shawls crowd together, some smiling and some dancing, with colour stains visible on their clothes. A string of marigold garlands hangs along the right side of the tent. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-11-12Close-up photograph of a person's bare feet and lower legs in a white dhoti or mundu with a wide gold-bordered hem, standing on a blue carpet scattered with flower petals. A gold anklet is visible on one ankle, and a bouquet of white and red flowers with greenery is held at the top edge. Several other people in white clothing stand barefoot in the background. The scene suggests a ceremonial gathering, though the figure is shown only from the legs down.2006-12-17Close-up photograph of bare feet on a blue carpet scattered with red, orange and yellow flower petals. A figure in a white dhoti with a wide gold-bordered edge stands with an ornate gold anklet visible on one ankle. Other people in white clothing stand behind, their legs and feet partly visible at the top of the frame.2006-12-17