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Indian devotees and foreign tourist take part in the "kapda phaar," or cloth tearing, during Holi festival celebrations in Pushkar, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, on March 2nd, 2018. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colors, is observed in India at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month.

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The Week in Photos: From a Refugee Camp in Syria to the Holi Festival in India

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

A group of environmental activists hold a traditional ceremony during an event called Marry a Tree, in the community of San Jacinto Amilpas, Mexico, on February 25th, 2018. Marry a Tree began as a ritual of giving thanks to Mother Earth carried out by the organization Bedani; it later gave way to a symbolic wedding based on Inca customs where women and men marry trees in a rite led by Peruvian actor and environmentalist Richard Torres.

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Viewfinder: Marrying a Tree in Mexico

A group of environmental activists hold a traditional ceremony during an event called Marry a Tree, in the community of San Jacinto Amilpas, Mexico, on February 25th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff