Doors opened at 8:00 p.m., and attendees—draped in shimmering sarees, festive Indo-Western outfits, and celebratory winter colors—entered an atmosphere filled
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The evening sky glows, the crowd gathers, and children tug at their parents’ hands with excitement. Soon, a giant effigy of Ravana will be set on fire. Within minutes, it will crumble into ashes, and people will clap, cheer, and shout “Jai Shri Ram”.
Every year, in the Islamic month of Rabi al-Thani, devotees of Abdul Qadir Gilani gather on the bank of the Ravi, and launch paper boats carrying lighted clay lamps and other symbolic offerings in the river. Its their way of making a wish, or expressing gratitude after their wishes.