Photos from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

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The Celebration of Color

Another attendee worth capturing the image

The center of activities

Rows of photographers in action

Two people dancing and swirling before the event

It's all about color

Celebrated with Flowers

Attendee of the Holi Festival

Holi Festival at Nandgaon

"After" shot of the group

Before and After

The sight on the street

The poor man

What we encountered on the street on our way out

The people in charge of throwing the water

The initial queue before entering the compound of the temple

Ceremony inside the temple

The sight of people waiting for the temple gate to be opened

The river of people rushing into the gate

Soaking in red color

Radha and Shyam Kund, re-discovered by Sri Chaitanya in 1517AD

nand-bhawan-gokul

Tusli plants which turn to gopis at night, at Nidhivan, Vrindavan

Sri Advaithacharya temple

Banke Bihari-ji in the same form he appeared before Tulsi das-ji and now present in the Banke Bihari mandir Vrindavan

Govind Dev-ji temple, Vrindavan

Prem Mandir, Vrindavan

Another view of Keshi Ghat, where you can take a dip in river Yamuna

Keshi Ghat Vrindavan

ISKCON Vrindavan

Baby Krishna and Balram with mother Yashoda, one of the beautiful paintings at ISKCON Vrindavan

Temples on the streets of Gokul

Bridge connecting Mathura and Gokul today

Temple built where Krishna carried Govardhan hill, middle of the 21km parikrama around the hill

Vishram Ghat, Mathura

Temple and small prison where Krishna was born- in Mathura

Banke Bihari temple, Vrindavan

Govardhan hill temple

Sands along river Yamuna where baby Krishna used to play at Gokul

Dwaraka

shopping with 2 men.... it was fun!

Nidhivan

my friend Ulrike and me were dancing on the platform where Krishna and the gopis dance every night (till today)

temple in Nidhivan

Markus traying to fight his way through the crowds in a temple in Nidhivan

temple in Nidhivan

beautiful Nidhivan

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