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FESTIVAL:
Rang Barse! Holi Celebrations


Holi, the festival of colors to herald the arrival of spring, was celebrated with great traditional fervor in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. A Siliconeer photo essay by Som Sharma and Surendra Prakash.


(Above): Holi celebrations held at Sunnyvale Hindu Temple in Sunnyvale, Calif., Feb. 27 attracted large crowds of all ages. Over the years the event has gained a lot of popularity, becoming the largest Holi celebration in California. [Som Sharma photo]


(Above): Holi celebrations held at Sunnyvale Hindu Temple in Sunnyvale, Calif., Feb. 27 attracted large crowds of all ages. Over the years the event has gained a lot of popularity, becoming the largest Holi celebration in California. [Som Sharma photo]


(Above): Holi celebrations held at Sunnyvale Hindu Temple in Sunnyvale, Calif., Feb. 27 attracted large crowds of all ages. Over the years the event has gained a lot of popularity, becoming the largest Holi celebration in California. [Som Sharma photo]


(Above): Chinmaya Mission of Los Angeles held Holi celebrations at the Mile Square Regional Park in Fountain Valley, Calif., Feb. 28.

A walkathon and other games and activities were also part of the day long celebrations in addition to playing Holi with colors and delicious Indian food. [Surendra Prakash photo]


(Above): Still trying to figure out what happened to all these people with colored faces. [Som Sharma photo]


(Above): Holi — Silicon Valley style. A mix of tech and tradition as an enthusiastic participant at the Holi celebrations covered with color shoots pictures on his smart phone, at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Feb. 27. [Som Sharma photo]



(Above): Everyone loves colors. Holi Hai! [Som Sharma photo]


(Above): Kids had a blast with colors at the Sunnyvale Temple Holi. [Som Sharma photo]

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