Millions of Indians on Friday celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi, dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink, and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.

Hosted by the Barrie Indian Association, the event brought out dozens of people to celebrate Holi — also known as The Festival of Colours — an important cultural event that represents unity, equality, and the arrival of spring.

The vivid festival marks the beginning of spring, symbolizes the defeat of evil and celebrates the love between the Hindu deities Krishna and Radha.