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Four children smiling with their faces and clothes covered in bright colored powders during Holi celebrations in India.

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Children in colorful traditional clothing and floral headpieces dance and flower garlands on a street.

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A child hugs her father from behind and holds a finger to her lips, while a paper fish is taped to the man's back, suggesting an April Fools' Day prank.

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Chandigarh. Statuettes at the Rock Garden of Chandigarh a sculpture park in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden. Created by Nek Chand Saini an Indian self taught artist. visionary artist, folk artist, environmental art

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A woman and her daughter smear color powder on one another's face on Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

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A woman and her daughter smear color powder on one another's face on Holi, the Indian festival of colors.

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