that's right, in the middle of nowhere utah, mormon capital of the world, there is a hindu temple, and every year for the past four years i have made the trek down to that temple to celebrate the coming of spring with them at the holi festival. the holi festival is also know as the festival of colors, and it started as a religious hindu holiday, but is now treated as a secular holiday throughout india, kind of like christmas here. i mean, you don't have to consider yourself christian to celebrate christmas, and it's recognized as an official national holiday. anyway, this temple in spanish fork celebrates holi with the traditional throwing of colored powders every year, and they invite anyone who wants to join in to do so. that is one of the most wonderful gifts anyone could ever have given me.
however, i can't describe in words what makes holi so wonderful. i'll just have to show you instead.
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| there are thousands of people who flock to the festival every year. celebrations go on throughout the day. also, please note that the temple does not normally have a pink sheen to it. |
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| see this smile? there are so many smiles just like this, simply because someone has been hit in the faces with color! |
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| there were people of all shapes, sizes, colors and creeds. most everyone were strangers, yet everyone was friends |
and here is a whole bunch of photographic evidence to this being the greatest thing ever.
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