Phool Mal, Madhya Pradesh, India,
1988
Photograph by James P. Blair
In the days leading up to the colorful festival of Holi, the Bhil tribes take to the streets to dance and find their future mates. Taking place after the wheat harvest in March, single men and women gather to dance and woo each other during
Bhagoria Haat, which means "eloper's fair."
(Text adapted from the National Geographic book Harvest Festivals, 2002)