McKim Marriott, on observing the village of Kishan Garhi through ordinary routines and also during the festival of Holi, sees a complete contrast in the behavior and interactions of the members However, it is unique in that it also gives the people license to temporarily discard the roles they play in an otherwise strictly ordered and stratified society and assume different ones - a process of reversal. ... Marriott notes that the association of Krishna with the Holi festival might have been a relatively recent development. ...

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