Holi Festival - The Calm Before the Storm

This was the morning of the Holi Festival, still in New Delhi. The common salutation on this day is "Happy Holi", just like "Merry Christmas".  The offering that we left on the bed, from what we were told, is common practice.  It is believed that the more you give, the more good karma you will receive for the year.  Business owners offer generous discounts on this day, and most people (whether wealthy or extremely poor)  make an offering in some form.  We had been there for a couple nights...it was time to hit the road and move on to our next city.  Little did I know, I was about to get ambushed..!