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BU Hindu Cultural Association celebrates Holi

by Andrew Burke-Stevenson, Jennifer Gan, Molly Potter, David Yeung and Ziyu (Julian) Zhu

BU Hindu Cultural Association put on a two-hour Holi celebration this past Sunday in Cummington Mall.

Holi is a traditional Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring featuring people throwing brightly-colored powders on one another.

BU Fatakada put on a garba dance performance and a DJ performed a set.

BU Hindu Cultural Association board member Hrithik Shivnauth places a cup of green powder before the event starts.
BU Hindu Cultural Association board member Hrithik Shivnauth places a cup of green powder before the event starts. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A crowd cheers during Holi.
A crowd cheers during Holi. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant slaps another with pink powder.
A participant slaps another with pink powder. JENNIFER GAN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant covered in red powder.
A participant covered in red powder. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant gets covered in blue powder
A participant gets covered in blue powder. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant kisses another participant.
A participant kisses another participant. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People dancing at Holi
People dancing at Holi. DAVID YEUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People throw powder at Holi.
People throw powder at Holi. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant wipes powder out of another’s eye.
A participant wipes powder out of another’s eye. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
BU Fatakada performs at Holi.
BU Fatakada performs at Holi. DAVID YEUNG/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
Aditya Kothari pours water on Anirudh Singh during Holi.
Aditya Kothari pours water on Anirudh Singh during Holi. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
People line up to refill on yellow powder
People line up to refill on yellow powder. ZIYU (JULIAN) ZHU/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant slaps another participant.
A participant slaps another participant. MOLLY POTTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER
A participant grabs his friend from behind to cover him in orange powder.
A participant grabs his friend from behind to cover him in orange powder. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

 

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