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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline APRIL 04, 2025 | The Indian Eye 24

Queens celebrates Holi with colors as Hakoba

fashions 37th Annual Phagwah Parade

OUR BUREAU
Queens, NY
s Queens celebrates Holi
with colors and Hako-
Aba, thousands take to the
streets of Richmond Hill, Queens
on Sunday, March 23 to celebrate
the beginning of spring and the
Hindu festival Holi.
The annual 37th Phagwah Pa-
rade started long before the official
kick off time of 10am as attendees
splashed colored powders on each
other while dancing joyfully along
Liberty Avenue and on over doz-
ens of floats.
Then, spiritual leaders who
are members of the Federation of
Hindu Mandirs recited beautiful
mantras and prayers. This was fol-
lowed by impressive Indian danc-
ers who performed a tradition-
al dance in regal sarees, NYPD
Marching Band moving the crowd
with their outstanding perfor-
mance and dozens of D.J.s playing
Indo-Caribbean and modern Indi-
an music which led the attendees
swaying cheerfully to the ecstatic
rhythm of the beets.
Queens Borough President
Richard Donovan and the CEO of
Queens Chamber of Commerce,
Tom Grech, donned Hakoba
kurtas as they mingled with the
CEO of Hakoba, Mukesh Shah,
and other parade participants.

The parade that kicked off at
Liberty Ave. and 133rd Street
brought so much joy and col-
or in the largest Indo-Carib-
bean and Indian community
in America.

CEO of Hakoba, Inc.,
Mukesh Shah, who himself attend-
ed the Phagwah Parade, wished
all a “Happy Holi!” He remind-
ed them to be proud of their rich
heritage. Specializing in the design
and manufacturing of high-end In-
dian sarees, kurtas, lahanghas and
traditional yoga attire, Mr. Shah
invited all to experience the mag-
ic of India through fashion on the
website of hakoba.

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