00:01Happy Holi!
00:03This Hindu festival, known to mark the end of winter in India,
00:07is celebrating a different seasonal shift in Darwin.
00:10So today we're celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, as you can see.
00:14So Holi is really celebrated in India as the end of the harvest season.
00:20The colourful event, usually held in March, was pushed back due to the long wet season,
00:25with a strong showing from the local community, keen to embrace an old tradition in their new home.
00:31I have been coming to this event since 2021, but I have seen people have been increasing.
00:36It's a very peaceful place, and it's a combination of different cultures, and we love staying here.
00:42In the last ten years, Darwin and Palmerston's Indian community has grown to become the region's third largest migrant population.
00:49And this family-friendly event is a chance for everyone to connect.
00:53Doctors, surgeons, nurses to taxi drivers, as well as...
00:59I recently met someone who is working as a scientist for rocket launch testing facilities.
01:06So, we are everywhere.
01:08As the Indian community gets bigger year after year,
01:11organisers say celebrations such as Holi are going to get louder, livelier and louder than ever before.
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