{"id":89238,"date":"2021-03-30T18:18:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T12:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=89238"},"modified":"2021-03-30T18:18:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T12:48:24","slug":"video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of colourful fireworks is from Saudi Arabia, not Delhi on Diwali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festival of Holi recently concluded and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/NfZ53\">Zee News<\/a> posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its <a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/hindi\/india\/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh\/video\/striking-colors-holi-and-deepawali-can-be-celebrated-in-one-stroke-mpsn\/875152\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeeMPCG\/status\/1376799788130181120?s=19\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/153511791508194\/posts\/1692649480927743\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.45.52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1376\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.45.52.jpg 1376w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.45.52-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.45.52-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.45.52-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson Vindo Bansal shared the video and wrote, &#8220;Unique and beautiful video of holi&#8221;. It gained close to 10,000 views. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayaChavhanke\/status\/1376622141832003584?s=20\">Maya Suresh Chavhanke<\/a>, director of Sudarshan News, shared Bansal&#8217;s video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u094b\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092a\u092e \u0935 \u092e\u0928\u094b\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0905\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9aqFeJWX2L\">pic.twitter.com\/9aqFeJWX2L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0935\u093f\u0928\u094b\u0926 \u092c\u0902\u0938\u0932 (@vinod_bansal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vinod_bansal\/status\/1376558522607935490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter user @Sanjayjourno posted a longer version of the video and claimed that the event took place in Delhi.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-18.03.42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-18.03.42.jpg 436w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-18.03.42-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lucknow-based Facebook user Atul Kumar shared the video on multiple pro-BJP Facebook pages and groups.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-89238 gallery-columns-6 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14-10-38\/'><img 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.12.42-160x300.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14-12-32\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.12.32.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.12.32.png 311w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.12.32-153x300.png 153w\" 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portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14-11-50\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.50.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.50.png 318w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.50-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14-11-39\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.39.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.39.png 316w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.39-153x300.png 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-colourful-fireworks-is-from-saudi-arabia-not-delhi-on-diwali\/screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14-11-29\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.29.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.29.png 304w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-14.11.29-155x300.png 155w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Old video from Saudi Arabia<\/h4>\n<p>Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan, Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations had tweeted the same video in 2018. He wrote that the video was shot at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beautiful daytime fireworks show at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ithra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ithra<\/a> in Dhahran <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/paf8Y92wTb\">pic.twitter.com\/paf8Y92wTb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0628\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u062f (@AbdullahKhaledS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdullahKhaledS\/status\/1056526119644659712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The longer video begins with a wide shot that shows a building in the background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89267 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-17.49.24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-17.49.24.png 846w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-17.49.24-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screenshot-2021-03-30-at-17.49.24-768x580.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The collage below compares the building with an image of King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture on Google Maps. As evident, the building is the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1815\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7.jpg 1815w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/In-story-chart-7-1536x890.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1815px) 100vw, 1815px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found another video of fireworks from the same location. This was uploaded in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"und\">\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u0631\u0643\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0632 \u0644\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n<p>Fireworks from King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\udc9a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A89_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%87?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645_\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0637\u0646\u064a89_\u0644\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0647<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obeQM4z62t\">pic.twitter.com\/obeQM4z62t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a (@moealqadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moealqadi\/status\/1175873508926246912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A video that dates back to at least 2018 and shows a fireworks show in Saudi Arabia, was shared in India on the occasion of holi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The festival of Holi recently concluded and Zee News posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its website, Twitter and Facebook. Vishwa Hindu Parishad spokesperson Vindo Bansal shared the video and wrote, &#8220;Unique and beautiful video of holi&#8221;. It gained close to 10,000 views. 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