MULTAN, March 2nd: The Hindu community in Multan and rest of south punjab on friday celebrated Holi, the festival of colors that falls in the lunar month of Phalguna of the Hindu calendar with great traditional zeal and fervor. Holi is celebrated with the onset of spring and is widely recognized for the throwing and applying of colored powders on friends and family members. Holi signifies the victory of good over evil.
Colorful events were held in different localities and temples of the Hindu communities, where children and women also participated in with warmth and religious devotion in two-day celebrations.
Security was exceptionally tight around all Hindu temples across the country, and worshippers had to undergo a thorough search before they entered venues of the festival, according to local media reports.
In Pakistan, Hindus make up around 2 percent of the country's 200 million people and most of them reside in southern Sindh Province. Due to their history, Hindus have a very rich background, they are business oriented, educationists and philanthropists who always believed in the message of humanity, interfaith harmony, peace and tranquility, Dr.Kishore Murad, coordinator of the Pakistan-Hindu Council. Shukantla Devi, A hindu reformist urged the government to declare Holi as a national holiday, citing a similar decision taken by the Sindh provincial government a couple of years ago.
On the colorful occasion, the country's political leaders, celebrities and the general public have extended their heartiest greetings to the Hindu communities in Pakistan.
