The colours of Holi in Karachi

Published March 24, 2016
Members of the Hindu community gather around a bonfire as they take part in celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ Reuters
Members of the Hindu community gather around a bonfire as they take part in celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ Reuters
A girl and woman smear each other with coloured powder during celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ Reuters
A girl and woman smear each other with coloured powder during celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ Reuters
Girls take selfies as they participate in celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ AFP
Girls take selfies as they participate in celebrations for Holi in Karachi. ─ AFP
Girls celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Girls celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Children take part in celebrations for the Holi festival in Karachi. ─ AFP
Children take part in celebrations for the Holi festival in Karachi. ─ AFP
Girls look on as they participate in celebrations for the Holi festival in Karachi. — AFP
Girls look on as they participate in celebrations for the Holi festival in Karachi. — AFP
Hindus celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Hindus celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Hindus celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Hindus celebrate Holi in Karachi. ─ AP
Hindu girls take part in Holi celebrations. ─ AFP
Hindu girls take part in Holi celebrations. ─ AFP

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.

Opinion

Editorial

A turbulent 2023
Updated 12 May, 2024

A turbulent 2023

Govt must ensure judiciary's independence, respect for democratic processes, and protection for all citizens against abuse of power.
A moral victory
12 May, 2024

A moral victory

AS the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Friday in favour of granting Palestine greater rights at the...
Hope after defeat
12 May, 2024

Hope after defeat

ON Saturday, having fallen behind Japan in the first quarter of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final, Pakistan showed...
Taxing pensions
Updated 11 May, 2024

Taxing pensions

Tax reforms have failed to deliver because of distortions created by the FBR bureaucracy through SROs, apparently for personal gains.
Orwellian slide
11 May, 2024

Orwellian slide

IN recent years, Pakistan has made several attempts at introducing an overarching mechanism through which to check...
Terror against girls
11 May, 2024

Terror against girls

ONCE again, the ogre of terrorism is seeking the sacrifice of schoolgirls. On Wednesday, just days after the...