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By Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The arrival of spring means vibrant colour to most South Asians. <\/p>\n

More than 135 members of Montreal\u2019s Indian community gathered at the Tandoor et Grille<\/i> banquet hall on Sources boulevard in Dollard des Ormeaux, March 31, to celebrate Holi. <\/i><\/p>\n

The Hindu festival is marked by spontaneous expressions of joy and exuberance. In India, entire crowds of revelers are often doused in brightly-coloured dye that is characteristic of the occasion. <\/p>\n

The West Island gathering was organized by the India Canada Organization (ICO)\u2014an umbrella group for Quebec\u2019s South Asian Community. <\/p>\n

Among the organizations that participated were the Dollard des Ormeaux Hindu Mandir and the Hindu Mission of Quebec on Bellechasse; the Gujarati association known as Gujrathi Samaj; the National Association of Canadians of Origins in India; the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a liberal Pakistani political party; the Pakistan Association of Quebec (PAQ); Gurdwara Ravidas, the Sikh temple in Park Extension, and Shan-e-Punjab, a Sikh social group.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a very successful event that brought Indians together, regardless of their creed,\u201d said recently elected ICO president Naseer Mehdi Khan. \u201cAfter the banquet, we danced until the wee hours of the morning.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Notable participants included Hindu Mandir president Subash Khanna and vice-president Raj Kapur; PAQ president Nizam Uddin; Sukhdial Singh Basran, president of Temple Shri Guru Ravi Dass Sabha in Park Extension; ICO board member Hayee Bukhari and Pierrefonds-Dollard member of parliament Lysanne Blanchette-Lamothe.<\/p>\n
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\nIndians from throughout Montreal gathered in Dollard des Ormeaux, March 31, to revel in the joy of Spring.<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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