Holi Festival
South Asia, India
This series ‘Holi Festival’ documents a traditional folk‑religious festival. Night, candlelight and curling smoke interweave. Devotees pray with folded hands or uplifted arms, conveying profound and fervent faith amid seas of worshippers and flames
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Amid smoke and candlelight at night, devotees gather while a woman in red raises her arms, immersed in the devout festival‑prayer ritual
Holi Festival2
Countless candles glow through mist; crowds sit on the ground with hands raised, expressing faith and passion in the ancient ritual
Holi Festival3
Rows of candles burn in the smoky night; believers hold lights and pray with folded hands, joining the solemn and lively folk worship
Holi Festival4
Light beams pierce swirling mist; an elderly woman in red prays with palms pressed together, backed by flickering candles and crowds in sacred festival atmosphere
Holi Festival5
A young girl in red presses her hands in devout prayer, with blurred candle‑lit crowds behind her, capturing the sincere faith of the folk festival
Holi Festival6
Warm candlelight illuminates the girl’s face; figures cheer and raise arms in the background, with striking light‑and‑shadow showing the festival’s powerful appeal