Pakistan Shrine Celebrates Love of Two Men
Pakistani devotees light earthen lamps at the shrine of Muslim saint Madhu Shah Lal Hussain in Lahore. (Photo: REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)
In Pakistan’s cultural capital, Lahore, there is a shrine that celebrates the love of two men.
It is where Sufi mystic Hazrat Lal Hussain lies buried next to his beloved, the Hindu male, Madhu.
Mahvish Ahmad reports from Lahore.
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