Hindus, along with their friends from other faiths, are all set to celebrate Diwali today but the celebrations will be cut short because of power cuts.
The festival, also known as the Festival of Lights, is celebrated for five days.
The main pooja will be held at Krishna Temple, Ravi Road and Balmiki Temple, Anarkali. The Evacuee Trust Property Board will distribute sweets and fruit among the participants at Krishna temple.
Pandit Bhagat Lal, the caretaker at Balmiki Temple, told The Express Tribune that the worship ceremony will be held between 6pm to 8pm. “The first pooja paat will be at 7pm and then lights will be lit. Langar will also be distributed among worshippers,” he said. The celebrations will conclude at 8pm due to load shedding, Pandit Lal said.
Pandit Lal said that Diwali was an occasion on which we should treat others the way we want others to treat us. “Our Muslim and Christian brothers also join us to celebrate the festival of lights,” he added.
Historian Dr Mubarik Ali said that at the time of partition Hindus and Muslim used to celebrate Diwali with great fervor and enthusiasm. He said that it spoke about the great culture and tradition of Lahore.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 26th, 2011.
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all hindu pakistani & indian familys i wish you happy diwali & new year.....
@Krishna: just because u say so doesnt mean ur right?wud love for u to prove how.
@Krishna:
Let's forget bitter past and look towards better and bright future of love, peace and unity among various sects and faith living on both sides of the borders and fight unitedly against terroism that is eating our basic fabric.
To God there is no distinction of belief, religion and sects. God belongs to every one.
Let's pray to God for mutual love and fraternity and peace in our ranks, amen.
God Bless our loving sub-continent and planet that should be a cradle of peace.
Mussarat
@Krishna:
Muslims in Pakistan are also in similar or worse condition. Whats your point?
Indian Muslims dont get butchered by their own brethren at least and they can freely visit Mosques to pray and schools to study without any fear. There is no Taliban in India to blow up Girl's schools.
Happy Diwali to Hindu community in Pakistan.
@indian hindu: The Muslims in India are in a lot worse conditions.
There are power cuts in India too. This is not news.
i wish happy diwali to my hindu brothers of pakistan. they are following their faith in adverse conditions and i salute them.