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Mela Chiraghan

  • A shadow of its former glory

    A shadow of its former glory

    Shah Hussain was reviled, discriminated against and treated as a pariah but he has outlived them all through the sheer aesthetic delight of his...

  • Withering melas

    Withering melas

    Fears of security and close to no support from the governments has resulted in age-old festivals becoming a shadow of their former glorious past

  • Lessons from early Sufi history

    Lessons from early Sufi history

    A Sufi festival due to be held in Lahore was cancelled for security reasons

  • Fire of another kind

    Fire of another kind

    Witnessing a centuries old fire that burns the night away during one of our city’s more ancient festivals, Mela Chiraghan

  • The pilgrims’ progress

    The pilgrims’ progress

    Exhilarating scenes at the recently concluded Mela Chiraghan

  • Long overdue

    Long overdue

    The shrine of Madhu Lal is undergoing a facelift after all

  • Spring of the bygone festivals

    Spring of the bygone festivals

    The initiation of the spring season in Lahore was celebrated by kite-flying and display of saffron colours on basant, its middle phase by the...

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