Powdered paint was the weapon of choice for children and adults alike, as they shared in the joy of Holi at Lake Albert.

While it was the city’s first festival of its kind, the celebration has made headlines across the world, with partygoers singing, dancing and taking multi-coloured paints to the streets. 

The celebration has even scored a Google doodle across the years. 

It is a joyous occasion, where ethnic and racial differences are lost amid a sea of rainbow. 

Traditionally, the day is about celebrating spring, but it also draws on Indian mythologies, according to the community’s general secretary Amit Gupta. 

He said unlike Krishna, the Hindu deity’s lover had been fair and to disguise the differences, it was suggested they paint their faces. 

“When you’re covered in paint you cannot discriminate,” Mr Gupta said. “People unite together and play with colours … When you’re covered in paint you cannot discriminate.”

He said with more than 50 families attending – of 400 across Wagga – it was a big turn out.