Happy Holi!

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Happy Holi! This morning we are advised to remain in the hotel, as the Hindu festival of Holi (the festival of colours) can get a bit chaotic! Later on though we join in the celebrations, across town at a childrens' home run by the amazing Ruchika social service organisation, which provides schooling for street children from the slums.
Each one of us is covered from head to toe in brightly coloured powders, and we dance to lively music in the open air. More and more colours keep coming, being thrown into the air, and smeared on our faces, in our hair, on our clothes, until we all look like psychadelic rainbow aliens! I really think we should export this festival to the UK - it's great fun!
However, it does take a very long shower to wash all the colours off my skin and hair, and I still keep finding red and purple stains in my ears and everywhere!

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