The campus of Dundee University was awash with colour on Sunday as students celebrated the annual Indian Holi festival.
The vibrant festivities, which originate in India and Nepal as a Hindu celebration, signify the victory of good over evil, the end of winter and the arrival of spring.
The annual colour fest took place at the university’s Campus Green, and was organised by The University of Dundee Indian Society (UDIS).
Also known as the ‘festival of colours’, it was held world-wide on March 3 this year.
However, two previously scheduled Dundee events had to be cancelled due to the distinctly un-spring like cold, windy, and rainy weather.
However, the sun finally came out as dozens of students snapped up tickets as well as bags of colour and Holi-branded t-shirts before arriving for the midday fun.
Everyone taking part was fair game with both friends and strangers throwing powder at each other to create an incredible human canvas of colours.
The playful event has become one of the university’s most popular fixtures with students.
In its traditional form, it offers a chance to meet others, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships.
All castes, social divisions and religious barriers come down on the day, as people celebrate the religious festival universally, regardless of cultural and religious differences.
Holi can also be celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest.
The event is now characterised with a feel-good atmosphere and has evolved to inspire several off-shoot celebrations across the globe, including music and food festivals.
UDIS was formed in 2007 and is a platform for Indian-related cultural events and activities.
