Already covered head to toe in colorful powder, Carlton Lane resident Moira Khobagrade, a kindergartener at Ridge Street School, is all laughs while her father Rahul spins her around during Colorblast at Crawford Park on Saturday, May 18. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
In the center of a colorful cloud, Blind Brook Schools principals Seth Horowitz and Tracy Taylor get peppered with powder thrown by students of their buildings at the annual Colorblast at Crawford Park on Saturday, May 18. The annual Holi celebration, which has raised $20,000 towards pancreatic cancer research since it was founded in 2018, featured bombastic music, henna, food and Holi festival powder for people of all ages to enjoy. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Rock Ridge Drive resident Shyla Schroeder, a fifth-grader at Ridge Street Elementary School, covers herself in red powder. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Already covered in various colors, Blind Brook Middle School seventh-grader Will Hirsch plays with his fresh bag of red dust. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Four-year-old Kiara Jha (left), Ridge Street School fourth-grader Ria Jain and 4-year-old Kiana Desai help Simba, the Kothari family’s 2-year-old Shiba Inu, feel included by adding a coat of color to his fur. All, including Simba, live in Rye Brook. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
In good Colorblast nature, Blind Brook High School freshman Eva Bao (left) has a laugh after making her classmate Aneera Desai a little pinker. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Shubhro Ghosh (left), of North Ridge Street, and Faheem Desai, of Bellefair Road, share a conversation during a snack break. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Alexander Tecsila, a Ridge Street School kindergartener, leads the boys’ team during the girls vs boys tug-of-war match. The girls claimed superiority, winning twice in a row. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Comly Avenue, Rye Brook, resident Sunil Kumar dances along to the energetic music with his 5-year-old son Kiran. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
After a brief chase, Ridge Street Elementary Schooler kindergartner Nina Sivakumar hurls a handful of blue dust at this reporter. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Taka Kimura, a Blind Brook High School senior volunteering at the event, serves samosas to Mahesh Bulchandani, who is visiting New York from London to see his Dobbs Ferry-based son. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
