8 The Courier sun • MARCH 31, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Phagwah Parade returns to Richmond Hill with colorful flair BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF editorial@qns.com/@qns After a year hiatus, the Phagwah Parade returned to Richmond Hill in style on Saturday afternoon, March 26. Hundreds of people participated in the colorful celebration of the springtime Hindu holiday known as Holi wound its way through Richmond Hill streets before ending at Phil Rizzuto Park. Last year’s Phagwah Parade was cancelled due to a dispute among the Hindu Parade and Festivals Committee, which sponsored the annual event. The march returned this year under the sponsorship of the Federation of Hindu Mandirs, Inc., which welcomed an array of marchers from NYPD marching bands to members of the LGBT community. One of the floats in the parade carried a sign which called for Phagwah to bring “colors of joy and unity to our hearts.” Following the traditional Hindu custom, many of the participants blanketed each other with colored powder or liquid, reflecting the many colorful flowers that blossom in the spring. Photos by Josef Pinlac Queens Hindi Mandir Float NYPD Flag Bearers Start of the Parade Drum band Colorful cop Indo-Carribean Alliance Marchers Mari-Amman Koil Tamil Temple Float Shri Timurti Bhavan Mandir Float Sangeet Samaj Inc. Marchers Indo-Caribbean Federation Float Shiva Mandir Float Maha Lakshmi Mandir Float
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