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Holi Festival of Colours, Festival of Love.
An Indian Hindu woman pay her respect to holy cow during Holi festival celebrations in the village of Gokul. The tradition of playing with colours on Holi draws its roots from a legend of Radha and the Hindu God Krishna. It is believed that young Krishna was jealous of Radha's fair complexion since he himself was himself very dark. After questioning his mother Yashoda on the darkness of his complexion, Yashoda, teasingly asked him to color Radha's face in which ever color he wanted. In a mischievous mood, Krishna applied color on Radha's face. The tradition of applying color on one's beloved is being religiously followed until today. Gokul. India 21/03/2016
Photo ID: Alfred058
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