Sindh brings out its colours on 'Ajrak-Topi' day

Published December 8, 2014
Girls in traditional Sindhi dresses, present a tableau during a ceremony outside Karachi Press Club. — ONLINE
Girls in traditional Sindhi dresses, present a tableau during a ceremony outside Karachi Press Club. — ONLINE
Snake charmers take part in a rally on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. —ONLINE
Snake charmers take part in a rally on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. —ONLINE
People celebrate Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day, in Dera Allah Yar. — ONLINE
People celebrate Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day, in Dera Allah Yar. — ONLINE
Women dance on traditional Sindhi songs to celebrate Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day outside Karachi Press Club.—
ONLINE
Women dance on traditional Sindhi songs to celebrate Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day outside Karachi Press Club.— ONLINE
People dance on traditional Sindhi songs on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. — ONLINE
People dance on traditional Sindhi songs on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. — ONLINE
People dance on traditional Sindhi songs on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. — ONLINE
People dance on traditional Sindhi songs on Sindhi Topi Ajrak Day. — ONLINE
A car decorated with the Sindhi topi. — ONLINE
A car decorated with the Sindhi topi. — ONLINE
Students present a tableau.— ONLINE
Students present a tableau.— ONLINE
Children wear traditional Ajrak and Sindhi caps.— ONLINE
Children wear traditional Ajrak and Sindhi caps.— ONLINE
A vendor sells Sindhi caps in Sukkur. — ONLINE
A vendor sells Sindhi caps in Sukkur. — ONLINE
Students dance on Sindhi folk music during Sindhi Cultural Week at a school in Hyderabad. — ONLINE
Students dance on Sindhi folk music during Sindhi Cultural Week at a school in Hyderabad. — ONLINE
Students pose for a group photo. —ONLINE
Students pose for a group photo. —ONLINE

Clad in Sindhi traditional costumes, humming Sindhi folk songs and dancing to drum beats, the old, the young, the youth and the elderly men and women poured onto streets across the province to celebrate Sindh culture day.

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