12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Culture and the Arts
Women beat men with sticks during Holi Festival

A group of women hit men with wooden sticks. According to a tradition that has its roots in Hindu mythology, men from Barsana are soaked in coloured water by men and beaten with sticks by women as they arrive at Nandgaon, Lord Krishna’s village during Holi Festival.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2014
Photo Location: Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India
Camera: NIKON D800
Copyright: © María Ibáñez