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The widows of Vrindavan playing holi
The widows of Vrindavan playing holi. Widows in many cultures in India are kept away from festivities as they are considered to be inauspicious but this holi celebration at the Gopinath temple is organised especially for the widows to get them back into the mainstream breaking some hundred years old ritual of keeping them separate from the main society.
Photo size: 15.2 Mpixels (43.5 MB uncompressed) - 4500x3375 pixels (15x11.3 in / 38.1x28.6 cm at 300 ppi)
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