A MELEE DURING HOLI

Acquired 1990's

Good-natured pandemonium breaks loose in the zenana during the Springtime festival of Holi.  A crowd of ladies in the harem throw red dye and spray scented water from syringes as they express their affection towards their companions on a white marble terrace of a garden pavilion.  Some attempt to quickly refill their syringes from the pool in the foreground - but are interrupted at times by their friends.  Musicians play a vigorous beat.  A princess stands watching behind the crowd identifiable only by a red nimbus. 

With buff/natural inner and dark blue outer borders between gold red and white ruled lines.