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A shield is all men have to protect themselves against the sticks by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

Devotee getting a serious beating by half a dozen women by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Holi festivalgoer with a Vaishnava tilaka on her forehead and Vasudeva, the father of Krishna, in the background by Alain loss

Chhadi Mar Holi at Gokul - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Women of Barsana dressed in traditional wears with veils hanging over their faces deliver a volley of blows to the Nandgaon man by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Villager adorned with several necklaces, a nose ring and layers of bangles by Alain loss

Chhadi Mar Holi at Gokul - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Devotee daubed in colours by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Friday night by Sheila

Candlelight and drink.
Social classes disappear under the blanket of colours by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Gopis from Nandgaon with their Lath (stick) assembling for the event by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Krishna Yatra (procession) leaving Nand Bhawan temple by Alain loss

Chhadi Mar Holi at Gokul - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Drenched red beard by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
A thick turban is also à shock absorber by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Girl holding a Pichkari water gun ready to spray passers-by by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men from Nandgaon often hurl abuse at women to prompt a hard blow by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Man needing assistance to tie his turban by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Palanquin of Krishna effigy taken out on the streets of Gokul, the place where according to the legend he spent his childhood by Alain loss

Chhadi Mar Holi at Gokul - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Lathmar Holi is the reenactment of Shiva and his friends being chased and beaten with sticks by Radha and the Gopis by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Infectious joy by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Lathmar Holi is a jubilant carnaval where one cannot be a mere spectator by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Charming lady who will soon strike heavy blows with her stick by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Holi visitors wearing the colourful Pagdi hat used during festivals and weddings by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Participant holding a special shield with a blanket and shock absorbers by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men soaked in colours readying themselves for the beating by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Orange is the quintessential Holi colour by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men from Nandgaon dressed in Dhoti, Kurta (tunic) and Pagra (turban) enact the role of Krishna and his friends by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Armed with a thick bamboo stick known as a Lath the villagers eagerly wait to beat the male invaders from Barsana by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men can only cushion the blows with their shields and are not allowed to retaliate by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Armed with Pichkari, water guns filled with coloured water, jubilant festivalgoers spray the crowd by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Villagers dressed in their finest chant and dance by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Young boy enacting the role of Krishna and his friends by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men of Barsana go to Nandgaon to play Lathmar Holi by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
During the festival women feel like incarnate Radha by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
These women with purpose (and a stick) take their job (or pleasure) rather seriously by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Dancer in traditional dress and Ghoonghat (veil) by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Young boy with a Rajasthani-style Pagri by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Dressed up boy spraying coloured water without mercy by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Powerless policemen are also considered fair game by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Vishnu followers with their partly erased Tilaka marks by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Whirling dance by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Dancer playfully hiding her face behind her Ghoonghat veil by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Blows start raining on the man who defiantly holds a shield above his head by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Men from Nandgaon village have well padded shields to cushion the women's blows by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Kaleidoscope of colours by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Smeared with red Gulal by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Turbaned devotee with a face smeared with colours by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Legend has it that after being cursed with blue skin by a demon, Krishna worried that Radha with her fair complexion would no longer love him. His mother Yashoda teasingly suggested that he should paint Radha's face with any colours he wishes. by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
A selfie to capture the moment by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Spraying coloured water is a key element of the jubilant celebration by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Nandgaon - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Crouched down on the ground the man holds a shield above his head to dodge the blows by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
Some Barsana women really seem to take the job to heart by Alain loss

Lathmar Holi at Barsana - Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

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