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sabil haque 1 year ago

color color color !

segardisgosdegasti 2 years ago

+++++++++++++++++++++

pop-aj 2 years ago

excellent

Martin Bauer 2 years ago

what a dynamic.....!!

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

Prateek, the emotions that are set free during Holi you did capture in this amazing scene very expressively and embedded in an almost magical light lit by these splashes of colour.
An excellent, artful document of this important Hindu festival.

Prateek Dubey Dhanyavaad Helmut..

Vulcan Spark 3 years ago

bahot holi kheli
ab aur nahin jalao humein
fabulous capture

Prateek Dubey Dhanyavaad Vulcan. Aap idhar aao aur agle saal hamare' saath holi dekhne' chalo...???? 'sickest' camera ke liye' tha..

Claudio Solera 3 years ago

Amazing shot!!! Ciao,Claudio.

JBA 3 years ago

Just amazing! Such a wonderful idea to celebrate colour. Northern Europeans just don't do that ;-) great work. Why do the women hit men with long sticks, as you mentioned? Apart from to punish them for being men, obviously ;-) . . .

Prateek Dubey Hello JBA. The idea is that the whole world is Radha ( Lord Krsna's lover ) and it is colored in the love of the lord. So people like to color themselves and also overcome inhibhitions and make new friends and relationships. Now Krsna was a naughty avataar. Once he stole some women's clothes while they were bathing in the river. They later caught up with him and gave him a sound thrashing with sticks. So this is enacted in the ritual. It only happens in holi here at Barsana and nowhere else in India. Krsna is as controversial and fallible as the nature of man. A very interesting personality...

JBA Thanks for that explanation Prateek.

Badrul Haizat 3 years ago

Superb Shot :)

Prateek Dubey Thank you Badrul..

Vinny Chirayil 3 years ago

Awesome colors & lighting !

Prateek Dubey Thank you Vinny..

Huib Limberg 3 years ago

And another great one Patrick: congrats!
It's good to read your explaining also!
What was your used lense here!?
We 'talk'!
Greetings from The Netherlands,
Huib

Prateek Dubey Thank you Huib. The lens used was 24-70 f2.8, which along with the camera I was trying to protect with my life..

gerard sexton 3 years ago

Wonderful bringing India to my study! brings Vikram Seths words to life!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Gerard. I haven't read much of Vikram. I went half way through the 'Golden Gate', which I was certainly enjoying, but got distracted and left it at that. This part of India was a revelation to me. Felt very un-Indian in their midst..

Clio 3 years ago

superbe photo !!!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Clio..

Darko Pavlovic 3 years ago

And I needed to go home. :(
Great photo.

Prateek Dubey Wish you were here...

Lars Grepstad 3 years ago

Fantastic shot!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Lars..

comma 3 years ago

spectacular. superb work

Prateek Dubey Thank you Comma..

Barbara Orienti 3 years ago

Amazing shot!!!
B

Prateek Dubey Thank you Barbara..

Leif Westling 3 years ago

WONDERFUL COLORS, I LOVE IT!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Leif..

Robert 3 years ago

The Holi Festival! It is on 11 of march right! Im happy to see it this year life!

Robert

Prateek Dubey Yes Robert for the rest of India Holi is on the 11th. But it was on the 5th and 6th for the people of Barsana and Nandgaon in U.P. Be carefull. Play and attend holi only with people you know well and don't take too much Bhang...And enjoy yourself.

Robert The Bhang i never take:-) Yes i will be carefull. Already we got advice from customer and our safety department!

Robert

Stephen Moss 3 years ago

Superb slice of life !

Monique 3 years ago

incredible photo!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Monique..

Norbert Maier 3 years ago

Simply amazing!!

Prateek Dubey Yes Norbert, the scene was to be seen to be believed. I've played Holi, but have never seen anything like this...

Stephen Edds 3 years ago

Every bit as strong as I hoped it would be...stunning...looking forward to more !!!

Prateek Dubey Later in the day, women thrash men with long sticks. Unfortunately the quality of those pictures are not that great, so I'll send those pictures to you seperately..

Prateek Dubey Oh and by the way, drinking hash in milk is a part of the Holi culture. I didn't have the guts to try it though..

Prateek Dubey Hello Stephen, this was beyond my expectations.In the city Holi is low key and without the appropriate spirit, mostly ends up being an excuse for bad behaviour and hooliganism. At Barsana, it was like a rock concert and seeped in devotion. Imagine such a scene with drum beats, cymbols and chants...But a difficult environment for your camera..

Laurent Roch 3 years ago

Marvelous red tones ! A great capture !

Prateek Dubey Thank you Laurent..

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

Very strong one... Bravo:-))

Prateek Dubey Thank you Ben..

Deborah Fort 3 years ago

I read your note about Holi and this photograph captures the celebration perfectly!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Deborah..

KPK 3 years ago

What an eyecatcher!

Prateek Dubey Yes it is so, the atmosphere over there is electric..

fulvio pellegrini 3 years ago

Very impressive. You are great!!
F.

Prateek Dubey Thank you Fulvio. I was just there..fortunately at the right time.

keegbow 3 years ago

lovley scene with great lighting. Congrats

Prateek Dubey Thank you so much Keegbow..

Vikram Jamwal 3 years ago

Fantastic composition Prateek - my eyes can travel all around
and soak in all the colors! :-)

Prateek Dubey Thank you Vikram..

Tommy Str 3 years ago

Outstanding work Prateek. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the additional info too :)

Prateek Dubey Thank you Tommy..

Mitchell Kanashkevich 3 years ago

Awesome shot! Lots of energy captured here!

Prateek Dubey Thank you Mitchell..

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

Impressive image! :)

Prateek Dubey Thank you Tim..

Prateek Dubey 3 years ago

Holi is an important Hindu festival. Its unique as in that people throw color on each other. Usually color is in a powder form. There is also color made with soaking a flower ( Tesu) in water and then dowsing each other with that colored water. The philosophy is that one celebrates being colored in the colors of the Lord.

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