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Diwali celebrations across Pakistan
KARACHI: Tens of thousands of Hindus all across Pakistan stocked up on firecrackers, handed out sweets and adorned their homes with glowing lanterns and sparklers to celebrate their most sacred religious festival of Diwali, which is also known as "festival of lights," on Sunday evening.
The Hindu community in Jacobabad had decorated the city giving it a bridal look, while the community in Hyderabad celebrated the festival of lights with all the enthusiasm. Special pooja (prayers) were held at the 30 temples of the district of Dadu including the main Punchayet Hall. They also prayed for the security and integrity of the country. In Thar, the community lit up oil lamps outside temples, their houses and pooja ceremonies were held all over the desert.
Diwali celebrations were also held in Multan where the youths came out in large numbers rejoiced and danced on the roads and resorted to aerial firing in ecstasy. The children in Rahimyar Khan lit up oil lamps and stoked up on firecrackers.
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