KARACHI: Holi, also known as the festival of colours, was celebrated at the premises of the Shri Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Karachi on the night of March 23.
More celebrations across the country are expected on Thursday.
The Hindu festival of Holi celebrates the welcoming of spring and is a celebration of the triumph of good over evil. Festivities include the throwing of colourful paint, powder and water on people.
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Shaan
Mar 24, 2016 05:53pm
It's so heart warming to see Hindus celebrating thier festival in Karachi. The more pluralistic Pakistani society is, it will be easier for all kinds to co-exist in harmony.
We have to keep reminding ourselves that Pakistan belongs to all its inhabitants whether they are Christians, Hindus, Buddhist, Parsis or Muslims.
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Mahendra Singh
Mar 24, 2016 08:08pm
Thanks!
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sam
Mar 24, 2016 11:00pm
Nice to see.
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Ali
Mar 25, 2016 01:21am
awesome
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Yasir
Mar 25, 2016 04:34am
Happy Holi to all the Hindus :) These are heart-warming pictures!
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ak4pk
Mar 25, 2016 06:04am
Nice to see people celebrating their religious festival, nice to see smiling faces, nice to see Dawn reporting the event with such gorgeous pictures, would like to say to our Hindu brethren and fellow Pakistanis, have a joyous and wonderful Holi festival! Lots of love.
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Kryptonite
Mar 25, 2016 09:37am
Good pics. Happy to see Hindus celebrating.
I wonder how Hindus make a living in Pakistan. I wish them good luck.
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Sh
Mar 25, 2016 02:20pm
My motherland Sindh. The land of Sufis. Happy Holi
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haque khan
Mar 25, 2016 02:35pm
So beautiful. We all have one God who we worship in our own ways and that's what makes this world a beautiful and diverse place. Happy Holi to all........
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Rehman
Mar 25, 2016 06:30pm
@Shaan I am with your views
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Rehman
Mar 25, 2016 06:31pm
Thank you your views are supported by me.
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Dr.Cajetan Coelho
Mar 26, 2016 12:36am
Happy Holi.
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Anand Oak
Mar 26, 2016 01:32am
May I throw more light on Holi. There are certain festivals which are connected to agrarian society. Holi is nothing but clearing woods and making land suitable for tilling. In old days, as the population in village increased, more food was required, hence more cultivable land. The villagers used to drive away animals, burn the wood and clear the land. Environmental conditions and compulsions were different in those days
I see a common thread in the practice followed by Kurds, Greeks. The priest class in every region and religion gave different basis for the practice of clearing woods. It is interesting to note that everywhere the festival and celebrations are in public and not individual. In India, festivals like Nagpanchami ( worshiping snakes), Vatpournima (worshiping a banyan tree) are practice developed for the agriculture
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Abdul
Mar 26, 2016 04:45am
These pics changed my perception of Pakistan.
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Ashok Ambati
Mar 26, 2016 02:25pm
Very Thanks to Pakistan Govt., The Govt. has announced holiday on Holi, beautiful images show How the Pakistani people celebrating Holi. Very very thankful to Dawn.com.
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Shaan
Mar 26, 2016 05:42pm
@Rehman thanks Rehman !
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GA
Mar 27, 2016 08:00am
I hope everyone gets to practice their religion freely in Pakistan as was the basis of the country which was hijacked by fanatics right after Independence.
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surendra
Mar 27, 2016 12:08pm
nice to see Hindus celebrating holi in pak....thnx to pak govt for declaring holiday on holi in a province
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