19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
The arrival of Spring
My friend and I had just completed a 7-day hike in the Himalayas when we arrived in the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu. The locals were celebrating the first day of Holi which is a several-day festival of color and happiness. People young and old were in the thousands in the city center, some perched in their flats, readying buckets of colored powder and water to dump on souls passing by. Some of the smaller children had armed themselves with water guns and balloons to help reach their targets who were often too tall to mark. Here is an image of 3 such children, joyfully taking to the streets to participate in the festival of color.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 03.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
Photo Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Camera: | NIKON D7200 |
Copyright: | © Ayden Vargas |