Holi - 2008 - Shimla (india)

Loosely put, the festival commemorates a loyal worshipper of Lord Vishnu, Prahlad, who together with his sister, was burned for his faith by their evil father. Miraculously, Prahlad survived the bonfire. Thus Holi is about the triumph of good over evil; but it is also a harvest festival, marking the end of winter and the banishment of cold.

Somewhere along the line the god Krishna, who spends much of his mythological time chasing Gopis or handmaidens, got involved - together with a lot of paint. It is the paint, principally, which most people associate with Holi

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? Very loose description. Not necessarily informative.