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Barsana Holi Festival, Uttar Pradesh, India

The festival of Holi is celebrated on the day after the full moon in early March every year.

This exuberant festival is associated with the immortal love of Lord Krishna and Radha, and hence, Holi is spread over 16 days in Nandgaon-Barsana-Goverdhan-Vrindavan as well as Mathura - the cities with which Lord Krishna shared a deep affiliation. Apart from the usual fun with coloured powder and water, Holi is marked by vibrant processions which are accompanied by folk songs, dances and a general sense of abandoned vitality.

 

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Uploaded on June 14, 2010
Taken in March 2008