Holi 2025 Pakistani Hindus Celebrated Holi in Krishna Temple of Lahore Festival Celebrated With Joy in India Too

Pakistani Hindus celebrated Holi with great enthusiasm amidst tight security at the Krishna temple of Lahore. The Holi celebrations were organized on Thursday (March 13, 2025) by the ‘Evacui Trust Property Board’ (ETPB), which takes care of the places of worship of the minorities. The Krishna temple was decorated with colorful lights. There was a festive atmosphere in the temple premises.

On this occasion, the cake was cut and traditional sweets were distributed to the guests and offerings were distributed. The women danced to the tune of various songs, especially on Amitabh Bachchan, to the tune of “Rang Barse Bhigi Chunarwali” and painted each other. ETPB Additional Secretary Saifullah Khokhar said that special puja recitation and Holi celebrations were also organized in other temples.

Holi, a festival of colors in India on Friday (March 14, 2025), was celebrated with full enthusiasm and enthusiasm. People greeted each other by applying gulal. In many big cities, the means of public transport including metro remained closed in the morning. Metro services started after noon. In the month of Holi and Ramadan, the second Zuma (Friday prayers) are lying together this time. To prevent any untoward incident from happening, security was tightened in many states of the country and the police forces continued to patrol.

An official in Delhi said that more than 25,000 security personnel have been deployed in the capital to maintain law and order. He said that the police is monitoring closely 300 sensitive areas with CCTV cameras and drones. The festival of colors in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh was celebrated peacefully with traditional enthusiasm amidst tight security arrangements in view of Holi and Juma’s prayers on the same day.

Officials said that on the occasion of Holi, the traditional ‘Chaupai procession’ was also taken out in Sambhal city. There is a stress -like situation in Sambhal since the furious riots after the survey of the royal Jama Masjid on 24 November last year. The prayers of Juma were offered in the mosque at 2.30 pm. Sadar Zafar Ali of the mosque had earlier urged the members of both communities to celebrate Holi and offer prayers in a cordial atmosphere.

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