In photos: Indian Society celebrates Holi in Front Square

Students celebrated the “festival of colours” in traditional fashion by covering each other in brightly coloured powder

Trinity Indian Society celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colours, in Front Square yesterday, dancing and covering each other with brightly coloured powders.⁠

Holi marks the arrival of spring in India, Nepal and other South Asian countries as well as the diaspora. It celebrates the divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna, and also commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu, signifying the triumph of good over evil.

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