The multicoloured slop swap

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There, that dates me. We were always encouraged to avoid Tiswas as, being aired on a commercial channel, it was considered low-brow.

"Will you play Holi?"

"Happeeee Holeeee"

"I wish you a happy, successful and colourful year."

(Nearly) all pictures taken with a Canon Powershot S1 IS with WP-DC50 waterproof casing, for obvious reasons.

No more blogs for a month I'm afraid, we're off trekking in Nepal.

Holi,Swap Shop, Tiswas,

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Photos

The Staines Posse
Look carefully, you may be able to recognise Kim at the back right.

Udaipur, the night before Holi
It is amazing no-one was hurt when this massive pyre was lit by a trail of gunpowder that ran through the streets. Young lads launched fireworks like demented racoons as the many unprepared onlookers ran for their lives.

The local entertainment ...
These girls really gave it their all ...

Curious Crowd
Much to the, purely academic, interest of the many onlookers.

Space Alien ?
Maybe India already has nuclear power after all.

Ee's got no legs
One of Udaipur's friendly beggers, who manages to somehow get around on a trolley.

Comments

[KHolmes]

These girls really gave it their all ...Girls??
Is that a tongue in cheek comment...

[Paul Hague]

Oi, Nutter ..... yes you!
I'm gobsmacked that you went right into the heart of a favella in Rio to get a few photos. What's wrong with the usual tourist snaps of Sugarloaf mountain and the Copacabana? I always thought you were bonkers. Now I know for sure. Still, it seems you got out alive and with an amazing set of photos to boot. Did Kim accompany you? By the way, do you want your mountain bike back as we're off to Sarawak in September.

[Cumberland Sausage]

Girls??
I guess I was trying to be polite ... see "City Of Djinns" by William Dalrymple for a sensitive account of the lives of some of India's estimated 750,000 eunuchs.

[Honisetts]

best photos on the site
Can I just say that I think that your collection of the Happy Holi photos just make me smile - best i have seen on the site for a while - they are great and would look fantastic in jet black frames on a wall somewhere!! Especially like the guy in the glasses and the poor old cow!!! thanks for making me smile - happy safe travelling

[Jetrosexual]

Happy Holi
These pictures sure do put a smile on my face!

[Denis ANANIADIS]

Great work
You can see by the faces on the people that you are no tourist!, you are a man who loves the world of capturing that right moment. The favellas in my experience have always been the heart of Brazil! keep up those great pics!!!

[pravin kumar]

happy holi
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[rajuswarnkar]

happy holi
Holi

[shobhita]

kitne sundar lag rahe ho ashesh ji
wow!

[saurav]

hli
happy holi to all of you

[gouttam]

gouttam
Tum bhi Jhoomo masti mein, Hum bhi jhoome masti mein, Shor hua saari basti mein.. Jhoomein sab holi ki Masti mein.. Mubaarak ho HOLI bheegi masti Mein !

[Lalan Pathak]

Holi
I wish Happy Holi all of Indiands

[anand]

happy holi
masti

[sandeep]

happy holi
HAPPY HOLLI

[gaurav]

awesom
nice clicks fantastic

[bhanja kishor samudra]

happy holi
WISH U AL HAPPY HOLI .ENJOY AL COLORS OF LIFE N KEEP SMILE ING

[bhanja kishor samudra]

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WISH U AL HAPPY HOLI .ENJOY AL COLORS OF LIFE N KEEP SMILE ING

[bhanja kishor samudra]

WISH U AL HAPPY HOLI .ENJOY AL COLORS OF LIFE N KEEP SMILE ING

[vikas chauhan]

Happy Holi
Hi Richard & Kim.... i m vikas chauhan living in delhi.........i show u r pic collection and i m impress with u guys that u like the INDIA and visit here at time of our festival HOLI....... Thanks And today is HOLI so, happy Holi u and ur family i wish it will fill colors in ur life.....

[Manoj Kumar]

nice to see
very ver good................. Happy Holi................. Manoj Kumar Srivastava 09879001014

[indrajit karmakar]

dabraj
happy holi ..........good day friends.......

[pramod]

jhakas
kya khub lag rahe ho yr

[sushree]

Happy Holi
wish you a happy holi Very nice picture.

[kumar laliteshwar]

Happy Holi
"Facebook team"

[Diwash karki]

………….Happy HOLI……………