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Colourful Holi Dhuleti celebration takes over Lake Annand | Photo gallery

The Darling Downs’ Indian community turned out to celebrate Holi Dhuleti at the weekend, taking over a popular park and filling it with colour. See the photos here.

Holi Dhuleti celebration

Holi Dhuleti is festival celebrated across India and it spread to Toowoomba at weekend with dozens of families filling Lake Annand Park with colour.

Known as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring, Holi Dhuleti celebrates the eternal and divine love of the god Radha and Krishna.

It also signifies the triumph of good over evil.

The Chronicle was there to capture the action.

At the Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park on Saturday are (from left) Alka Mahida, Khushbu Solanki, Pinki Amin, Shveta Prajapti and Lata Trada. Picture: Nev Madsen.
At the Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park on Saturday are (from left) Alka Mahida, Khushbu Solanki, Pinki Amin, Shveta Prajapti and Lata Trada. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Tapan Shah, Nancy Shah, Malay Prajapti and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Tapan Shah, Nancy Shah, Malay Prajapti and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Saanika Gupta, Prince Lo and Tapan Shah. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Saanika Gupta, Prince Lo and Tapan Shah. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Monali Patel, Ankur Patel, Vijay Golaviya and Sam Golaviya. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Monali Patel, Ankur Patel, Vijay Golaviya and Sam Golaviya. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Nigam Kansagara, Neha Kansagara, Alka Mahida and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Nigam Kansagara, Neha Kansagara, Alka Mahida and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Mohan Trada and Nigam Kansagara. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Mohan Trada and Nigam Kansagara. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Khushi Umarie and Gracia Khouri. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Khushi Umarie and Gracia Khouri. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Nevin Johnson, Danindu Oharmasena, Suren Jansz, Raja Gameshraj, Shaan Goradia, Tihara Fernando and Raakesh Srinivas. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Nevin Johnson, Danindu Oharmasena, Suren Jansz, Raja Gameshraj, Shaan Goradia, Tihara Fernando and Raakesh Srinivas. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
Holi Dhuleti celebration at Lake Annand Park. Saturday, March 18, 2023. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Coralie Graham, Joel Shepherd and Ismail Imran. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Coralie Graham, Joel Shepherd and Ismail Imran. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Tapan Shah, Nancy Shah, Malay Prajapti and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Tapan Shah, Nancy Shah, Malay Prajapti and Shveta Prajapti. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Neetu Chauhan, Parul Patel and Riki Limbashiya. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Neetu Chauhan, Parul Patel and Riki Limbashiya. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Alka Mahida, Khushbu Solanki, Pinki Amin, Shveta Prajapti and Lata Trada\. Picture: Nev Madsen.
(from left) Alka Mahida, Khushbu Solanki, Pinki Amin, Shveta Prajapti and Lata Trada\. Picture: Nev Madsen.

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