Overview

• Instagram users Preetam Devria, identified as a Hindu living in Pakistan, and Dheeraj posted short videos of garba and dandiya during Shardiya Navratri.
• One clip shows a street lit with lamps, a picture of Goddess Durga set up for worship, and participants in traditional attire dancing.
• Another video is described as showing a similar celebration in Karachi, a city with a predominantly Muslim population.
• Viewers reacted with greetings and curiosity about Hindu life in Pakistan, including questions about vegetarians and Jains to which Devria replied, “Yes.”
• Hindustan Times and Mint highlighted the clips circulating during Navratri, and Times Now stated it could not verify the videos’ authenticity, with festival dates reported as September 22 to October 2 by Drik Panchang.