Krishna Janmashtami festival in Lahore

The Neela Gumbad Valmiki is one of the two functioning Hindu temples in Lahore, a city which was once ruled by Hindus, but now only has about 100 Hindu families. To avoid recognition and hence the social stigma attached to being a Hindu, most of the younger people have adopted Christianity, and have taken up Christian and Muslim names, like Yaqub, Rehmat, etc. However, during festivals, like these, they revert to their Hindu traditions.

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