Descriptive Writing- Holi

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Personal feelings and emotions prior to the event.

Entering the area

Overall, vague description

Sight- Sky, temple, colours, people...

Smells- crayon-like smell of the colours, distinct smell of Indian food

Sounds- music, laughter, chants, singing

Touch- powered feel of colours, throwing the colours on people, feeling the warmth of human touch when hugging and holding hands

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Specific descriptions of the Temple seen afar

Sight

  • Dome-shaped building
  • elongated and column-like structures each accompaning the centre
  • coated in a concoction of rich, creamy shades of white and grey
  • showered in a clear glazing of limestone

Sounds

  • intermitted ringing of chimes and bells
  • harmonious sounds of fragile and gentle voices chanting

Smells

  • distinct sandalwood incense produced from time-old and relic shrine
  • sweet and fruity smell emitted from the draped marigold flowers

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Specific descriptions of the people

Sight

  • impulsive crowds grip the vivacious colours that lay before them
  • large smiles plastered on the colour-spotted faces
  • using their colour-filled hands to affectionately smother the eminent colours

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  • the plethora of the once white-draped crowd, transforms to colossal collection of colours

Sounds

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  • the falsetto effect produced by the repeated use of the water gun
  • the endless and omnipresent laughter spreads as if it were a contagious disease.

Specific descriptions about the evening bonfire

Sight

  • sun turns orange, the light it emits paint a golden yellow image
  • looking up, the sight of several thin clouds appear a burnt orange and vermilon colour
  • the eager crowd gather and huddle in groups of facility and friends
  • an advancement in boisterous laugher and joking takes place
  • People of the community begin to encircle the roaring bonfire
  • yellow and organ flames dance, whilst the thick, grey smoke produced suffocates the once orange and red draped clouds.

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descriptions of the music and dancing

  • a sea of people manoeuvre rhythmically to the blasting melodies

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descriptions about the food eaten after

    • the piquantly concentrated food intensify my longing
  • tantilzing wafts of rich, spicy delicious dished cling to my nostrils
  • the distinct and intoxicating richness of the spices enslave my hunger immensely