Guide to the Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024

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PIC/21388/1-13

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: September 2024

Collection Summary

Creator
Regi, Navin Sam
Title
Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024
Date Range
2024
Collection Number
PIC/21388/1-13
Extent
13 items
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Pictures)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Collection of images documenting the Holi Festival held at Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland for the Indian diaspora in Australia collecting project. Holi is a popular Hindu Festival of Colours celebrated across India, celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love, and Spring. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the changing of the seasons from winter to spring. Brisbane Holi Festival's main objective is to celebrate unity in diversity and bring communities together on the occasion of Holi.

Part of the Indian diaspora in Australia pictures collecting project.

Conditions Governing Use

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collections catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn10025228).

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as [Title or description of item], Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 / Navin Sam Regi, National Library of Australia, PIC/21388/[item number(s)].

Source of description

Titles of photographs based on information provided by photographer.

Item Descriptions

Portrait of a young woman, Zereng, with colourful gulal on her face at the sporting fields in Victoria Park, Holi Festival, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/1)

1 item,

Suraj (left) and Muskan (right) apply gulal on each other at the Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/2)

1 item,

Portrait of Hardik with gulal on his face at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/3)

1 item,

A young boy shoots gulal at his father with a gulal gun at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/4)

1 item,

Portrait of a woman, Amy, with gulal on her face at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/5)

1 item,

The crowd celebrates as various colours of gulal are thrown in the air during Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/6)

1 item,

A woman films the moment the crowd throws gulal in the air during Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/7)

1 item,

Portrait of a young boy, Vidit, covered in gulal as he celebrates Holi with his family and friends at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/8)

1 item,

Swetha Gopan (left), with her friend posing for the camera as gulal is thrown at them during Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/9)

1 item,

Young and old members of the Indian community dance, sing and celebrate with their friends and families at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/10)

1 item,

The Agarwal family perform a dance on stage to entertain the crowds on a rainy day at Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/11)

1 item,

Portait of a man, Karun, whose face is covered in Gulal celebrating with his friends during Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/12)

1 item,

A woman and man holding thandai, a traditional and popular North Indian drink, made at the Holi Festival, Victoria Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 24 March, 2024 (Item PIC/21388/13)

1 item,

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