Holi Festival

Bucket of Water 

Today is the celebration of the Hindu Festival of Color. It's called Holi.  Its part of the celebration of the arrival of Spring. Gangs of festival participants wander around the streets with colorful tika powder and water balloons at the ready forattacking and splashing other passerbyers. Children, adults and even animals are fair game. The kids in my neighborhood are have a huge water fight right now with other neighbors. It has lasted for two hours so far and as wandering gangs come through the hood, they engage in a short, intense water fights and drive off the rivals.

Ready for action

a rival gang working on strategies

Water Balloon at the ready

The purple team comes in and raids the water bucket 

a loaded water balloon

 Its been an exciting morning and I have had a good view of the road  and all  the action in the hood. However , as you have noticed, its  from the safety of my house I took pictures. I have no desire to have tika powder in my ears for the next couple weeks!

member of the black and red team arrives
to challenge