FESTIVAL:
Rang Barse! Holi 2014
Indian Americans offered a typically colorful welcome to spring with traditional Holi festivities. The festival has a unique way of bringing together several generations of people, as they shoot to color each other with a lot of zeal. A Siliconeer photo essay.
(Above): A girl colors her mom. [Shashi Desai | Dreamsnaps Photography]
(Above): Holi celebrations at the BayVP Temple in Milpitas, Calif. [Shashi Desai | Dreamsnaps Photography]
(Above): Garba at the BayVP Temple Holi celebrations in Milpitas, Calif. [Shashi Desai | Dreamsnaps Photography]
(Above): Holi Pradeepan at the BayVP Temple in Milpitas, Calif. [Shashi Desai | Dreamsnaps Photography]
(Above): A grand parent and child after celebrating Holi at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): Holi in Sunnyvale, Calif. The festival has seen enormous growth over the years, so much so that the entire parking lot was not enough for this crowd at the Sunnyvale Temple. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): Kids reveled the Holi function at Sunnyvale. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): A young couple, all charged up, plays Holi at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Mar. 15. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): Kids reveled the Holi function at Sunnyvale. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): Dhol players rocked the stage at this year’s Holi celebrations at the Sunnyvale Temple, Mar. 15. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): The Holi event at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Mar. 15, attracted hundreds of revelers. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): A woman eyes the color that is about to land on her at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): Sunnyvale Temple’s Raj Bhanot (c, back row), Indian Consul Anand K. Jha (l, back row) stand with kids at this year’s Holi celebrations, Mar. 15. [Praful Patel | Sunnyvale Temple]
(Above): Nach Baliye Season 5 winners, Jai (with mic) and Mahi at Sunnyvale Temple, Mar. 15. [Praful Patel | Sunnyvale Temple]
(Above): A couple with their grand kid after playing Holi at the Fremont Hindu Temple, Mar. 16. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): The Holi event at the Fremont Hindu Temple, Mar. 16, where kids, youth and adults pitched in to color their friends, often catching them by surprise. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): A young girl, all colored, plays Holi at the Fremont Hindu Temple, Mar. 16. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): “Bura na maano, Holi Hai!” The Holi event at the Fremont Hindu Temple, Mar. 16, a group of teens pitch in to color their friends, often catching them by surprise. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
(Above): The Holi event at the Fremont Hindu Temple, Mar. 16, where kids, youth and adults pitched in to color their friends, often catching them by surprise. [Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer]
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