Friday, March 25, 2011

She's a Rainbow

Hindu populations celebrate the coming of the new year with the spring festival of Holi. Occurring the day after the full moon in the month of Phaalguna, it fell this year on March 20th.

Following a bonfire ceremony intended to banish malevolent spirits, the triumph of good over evil is celebrated with singing, dancing and feasting, and a street party in which people dust each other with a kaleidoscope of powders and perfumes.
 






On the topic of all things technicoloured, this reminds me of summer nights when we 'never went home':
  

Pictures from msn gallery.