Holi is celebrated across India and now in many parts of the world, symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. But nothing compares to how Mathura celebrates it. Not a soul is left uncoloured and not a heart is left unhappy. Ravi Mishra captures the essence of Holi in Mathura as he walks through the narrow by-lanes and crowded town squares...
Holi is celebrated across India and now in many parts of the world, symbolic of the triumph of good over evil. But nothing compares to how Mathura celebrates it. Not a soul is left uncoloured and not a heart is left unhappy. Ravi Mishra captures the essence of Holi in Mathura as he walks through the narrow by-lanes and crowded town squares...
Ravi Mishra is an aspiring photographer based in New Delhi, India. More of his work can be found on his instagram account @ravimishraindia
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1. Not white
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A widow lies in a bed of flower petals while celebrating Holi at the Gopinath temple, Vrindavan. - Ravi Mishra
2. Drenched in surprise
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A devotee is caught unawares as he receives a bucket of water poured on him while walking to the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan. - Ravi Mishra
3. Lost in the moment
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4. Soaked in devotion
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A devotee soaked in colour sings and dance, while celebrating Holi at the Darkadhish temple, in Mathura, India. - Ravi Mishra
5. Masked
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A little boy applies colour on the face of a neighbour as a woman, masked, looks on. - Ravi Mishra
6. A smog of colour
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Streaks of sunlight cut through the smog of colour inside Vrindavan's Banke Bihari temple, where devotees assemble in scores to play Holi. - Ravi Mishra
7. Bathed in pink
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A priest casts fistfuls of colour in the direction of enthusiastic devotees at the Dwarkadhish temple, Mathura - Ravi Mishra
8. Vrindavan waits for its Krishna
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Hindu devotees wait for a statue of Lord Krishna to be revealed, as they gather to celebrate Holi at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan - Ravi Mishra
