Celebration
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The night before Holi, Holika Dahan is celebrated by lighting a bonfire to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. I was fortunate because it was taking place opposite Shivani's(the lady whose place I was staying at for a couple of days) home, in the open field. So we walked down and I managed to take a few pictures and met some people from the village. In the darkness, the small light from the bonfire, allowed me to capture the movement of the man dancing in celebration. The next day, was Holi, I had asked Shivani to come with me, but she wasn't keen and I couldn't let that stop me. I was going to go into the village by myself and figure it out. I found people gathered around waiting for everything to start and spotted a few kids from the night before. When the celebration started the energy was electric. I was caught in between do I live in this moment or capture it. I decided to capture it and I am glad I did. It was what I wanted, movement, energy, full expression, all in one. I was in a photography trance where your camera is glued to your eye and you're flowing with it.
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