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Happy Holi day for Hindus with splash of color in New York

Nicole Lyn Pesce Daily News 03/15/2009 18:44
Happy Holi day for Hindus with splash of color in New York - Holi


It's the one time of the year in New York you can toss colorful powder in a stranger's face and not get a fat lip for it.



About 200 people Saturday packed the Peking, a ship docked at the South Street Seaport to celebrate Holi - the Hindu festival of colors.

Balling fistfuls of powder - purple, red, kelly green and electric blue - participants tossed the contents into faces and bodies to celebrate life and love. It's called a Rang Barse party, which translates to "rain of color."

"This is a festival that everyone looks forward to," said organizer RoHiKa Hardas, director of IN Group. "It's a reason to eat and dance and to add color to your life for the rest of the year."


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