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Note to moderator: read the answerline carefully. In one region, a "sitting" form of this holiday is celebrated with a music festival until Dulhendi, and participants protect their Cheer from other villages. Men use shields to protect themselves (0[1])against women beating them (20[2]0[1])with lathis (20[1])on this holiday. (20[2]0[1])This is the later (20[1])of two holidays whose practitioners drink bhang. (20[4]0[1])On the night before (20[1])this holiday, people build (0[1])fires to celebrate (20[1]0[1])the death of a (20[1])(*) demoness (10[1]0[2])and (10[1])protection of (10[1])Prahlada. This holiday that celebrates the love (10[1])between Radha and Krishna (10[1]0[1])begins at Phalguna (0[2])Purnima, the first full moon in its month. Participants often make use of water guns and (10[1])water (10[1])balloons (10[2])filled with (10[1])powders (10[3])like neem and (10[1])kumkum on, (10[1])for 10 points, (10[1])what Hindu festival (10[1])of (10[1])spring and colors? (0[1])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

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