In pictures: Pakistani Hindu community defy coronavirus to celebrate Holi festival across the country

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In pictures: Pakistani Hindu community defy coronavirus to celebrate Holi festival across the country

Thousands come out on streets to splash colours while Muslim friends also join them

Published: March 11, 2020 11:56 Compiled by Ashfaq Ahmed, Associate Editor-Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL444-1583913085270 — LAHORE: Members of Hindu community dancing and throwing colours during their Holi celebrations at Neela Gumbad G Sawami Temple in Lahore. Image Credit: Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL55-1583913088228 — Holi celebrations in Lahore. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has sent his good wishes to the Hindu community on the occasion of their festival of Holi. Image Credit: Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL323-1583913082238 — Pakistani Hindu celebrate the Holi festival in Karachi on March 9, 2020. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours is observed in India and across countries at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. Image Credit: AFP

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL545-1583913086725 — Members of Hindu community dancing and throwing colours during their Holi celebrations in Hyderabad. The festivities mainly happened in Hyderabad, the second largest city of southern province of Sindh. Temples were decorated with colours and special prayers were also offered there for development and prosperity of the country. Image Credit: Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL1-1583913074292 — Jubilant Hindu community in Hyderabad during Holi celebrations. Holi marks the end of winter and the start of spring. This year, the Hindu community across the globe celebrated the day on March 9. Image Credit:

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WPK 200310 PAK HOLI-1583913096038 — Hindu community members including young and old came together to celebrate Holi in Hyderabad. Image Credit: Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL3454-1583913083789 — Hindu girls splashes colours to celebrate the Holi festival in Lahore. Hundreds of Hindu community members gathered at Neela Gumbad G Sawami Temple in Lahore to celebrate the event. Image Credit: Online

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL67-1583913090739 — Pakistani Hindu celebrate the Holi festival in Karachi on March 9, 2020. Holi, the popular Hindu spring festival of colours is observed in India and across countries at the end of the winter season on the last full moon of the lunar month. Image Credit: AFP

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL88-1583913094351 — People from the Pakistani Hindu community smear each others faces with colours to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, March 9, 2020. Holi festival marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over evil. Image Credit: AP

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL231-1583913077315 — Women from the Hindu community celebrate Holi in Peshawar.Leaders and celebrities in Muslim dominated Pakistan this year have gone an extra mile to express good wishes and solidarity with the Hindu minority in Pakistan. Image Credit: AP

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WPK 200310 PAK HOL322-1583913080096 — The festival of colours rejuvenates the spirit of fun, freedom, love, respect and happiness to blend myths with religion to promote harmony. Image Credit: AP

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