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Photos: Colors fly in downtown Bloomington for first Holi Moli

Hundreds covered each other in powdered color Saturday in downtown Bloomington for the inaugural Holi Moli - A Bloomington-Normal Festival of Colors.

The event, celebrating the Indian festival of colors, was organized by student leaders with Normal Community High School's South Asian Performing Arts club. It was held on the courthouse square outside the McLean County Museum of History.

The NCHS students collaborated on the event with the City of Bloomington and the McLean County Museum of History. Co-sponsors include Carle Health, Realtor Meenu Bhaskar, and the Parke Regency Hotel & Conference Center. There was music by Cosmic Rays and food from Bloom Bawarchi.

Check out our photo gallery above, or watch the video recap below:

Emily Bollinger is a graduate assistant at WGLT, focused on photography, videography and other digital content. They're also a graduate student at Illinois State University's School of Communication.