In a viral and heartwarming video, a group of hijab-clad women were seen celebrating the festival of Onam in Kerala.
Serving as an example of religious harmony and unity in diversity in the country, the viral video showed hijab-clad female students taking part in Onam celebrations in a high school in the Wandoor area of the Malappuram district.
The girls were seen wearing identical off-white saree, in tradition and in spirit of the festival as they danced to the music being placed in the high-on-energy celebration.
Sharing the video on social media, a Twitter user wrote – “Dedicated to the low lives who says Onam is a Hindu festival and to our neighbour state that denied education to Hijab wearing girls”
Watch the energetic synchronized dance below:
Onam celebration at Wandoor higher secondary school, Malappuram.
Dedicated to the low lives who says Onam is a Hindu festival and to our neighbour state that denied education to Hijab wearing girls pic.twitter.com/ku4elyNpj8
— Comrade Mahabali (@mallucomrade) September 3, 2022
The video has garnered praise from several people online – who have all celebrated it as a symbol of cultural unities of our society.
The 10 day Onam celebration is one of the biggest festive moments in the state of Kerala, and these girls are truly living it all up.
Happy Onam to all.