LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Diwali festival celebration at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) became viral on social media.
Short video clips show that some students of the university are dancing at night while others are sitting in a circular to enjoy the festivities of the traditional holy event of Hindus.
LUMS کے وہ ذہین ترین اور وقت کی پابندی کا منٹ منٹ خیال رکھنے والے بچے دیوالی مناتے ہوئے وقت کی قید سے آزاد ہو کر جھوم رہے ہیں
— شبانہ شوکت (@Shabanashaukat4) November 15, 2023
ہماری ایلیٹ کلاس صرف اسلام کی پابندیوں سے تنگ ہے، باقی سب کچھ پسند ہے کیونکہ پیسہ تو تفریح کے حصول کا سب سے بڑا ذریعہ ہے pic.twitter.com/VlfwuKbJW8
Girls wearing multiple color dresses are dancing to the tune of songs to celebrate the event.
Notably, some social media users are applauding the social and religious diversity in our society while some others are criticising it.
In June this year, the students of Quaide Azam University in Islamabad celebrated the holy festival. It was the first-ever festival celebrated in the QUA and a large number of students participated in it.
Thousands of students of Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad celebrated the Holi Festival with great enthusiasm.
Happy Holi 🖤 🥀
— QAU News (@NewsQau) June 13, 2023
Biggest Holi celebrations at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan 🌹 pic.twitter.com/ZciVSyctuI
However, it is not clear yet whether the students celebrated the festival on June 13 or it is the old event celebrated on March 25. Nonetheless, the mega event conveys a strong message of diverse culture and harmony in Pakistan.
However, a video of thousands of students celebrating the event with thrilling music, and songs, was shared through the QAU News account via Twitter. Dancing students also sprinkled different colors on one another’s faces, shirts, and hair.
What is the story behind Diwali?
What is the Diwali Festival?
The most popular legend is that from the Hindu epic, Ramayana. Diwali marks the day Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana return to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile. Exiled by his own father King Dasharatha, Rama, his wife Sita, and his brother, Laxmana, face various hardships as they travel through the forests.
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