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Kinnow

Nothing tops winter in Pakistan as much as peeling, quartering and biting into a Kinnow – a hybrid form of orange similar to a tangerine, but with a distinctly Pakistani...

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Dastaangoi Honeycomb Candle

Dastaangoi Honeycomb CandleBeeswax is the cleanest, brightest and longest burning candle wax. Unlike many other candles, burning beeswax actually purifies the air while emitting a subtle scent reflective of the...

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Introducing Dastaangoi Candles

The bee population throughout the world has been declining over the past decade due to a variety of reasons, ranging from bacterial diseases to pesticides. But today it is climate...

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A lovers respite

A lover on the terrace reads a letter by candlelight from her beloved. Murshidabad, circa 1760

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Roshni

روشنی • Roshni (Persian ; noun, feminine)Light, illumination, clarity, sight. Sentence:ہزار شمع فروزاں ہو روشنی کے لیےLet a thousand candles be lit for light نظر نہیں تو اندھیرا ہے آدمی...

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Badshahi Masjid

Badshahi Masjid, 1970s.The masjid is an important example of Mughal architecture, with an exterior that is decorated with carved red sandstone and marble inlay. It remains the largest masjid of...

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Lala Rattan Chand Temple

Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, is considered the cultural centre of Pakistan. Islam came here after the advent of Mahmud of Ghazni in 1021 AD, and it was subsequently...

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