Prahlad

Banjan decreed that only he be worshiped as a God, punished and killed anyone who did not accept his orders. His son Prahlad disagreed with his father, and refused to worship his father as a god.

He continued believing and worshipping Lord Vishnu. This made Banjan very angry and he made various attempts to kill Prahlad. During a particular attempt on Prahlad's life, King Banjan called upon his sister Holika for help. Holika had a special cloak garment that prevented her from being harmed by fire. Banjan asked her to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad, by tricking the boy to sit on her lap.

However, as the fire roared, the garment flew from Holika and covered Prahlad. Holika burnt to death, Prahlad came out unharmed. Vishnu appeared in the form of Narasimha - half human and half lion, at dusk when it was neither day nor night , took Banjan at a doorstep which was neither indoors nor outdoors , placed him on his lap which was neither land, water nor air , and then eviscerated and killed the king with his lion claws which were neither a handheld weapon nor a launched weapon. In this form, the boon of five special powers granted to Banjan were no longer useful.

Prahlad and the kingdom of human beings were thus free from the compulsion and fear of Banjan, showing the victory of good over evil. Holi is also called Phagwah and Holika is instead called Pootna or Putna. Kansa, king and uncle of Krishna, sensed danger to his life from his infant nephew when he grows up. Kansa sent the demon Putna, disguised as a woman, to poison the infant under the guise of breastfeeding. Baby Krishna sucks not only the poisonous milk but Putna's blood too, transforming her back into a demon.

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She runs and bursts into flames while the Infant Krishna transitions into his characteristic dark blue skin color. The day before Phagwah is celebrated by burning Putna. According to the myth, in his youth, Krishna despairs about fair skinned Radha and whether she or other Gopis girls will like him because of his skin color. His mother, tired of the desperation, asks him to approach Radha and color her face in any color he wanted. This he does, and Krishna and Radha became a couple.

The playful coloring of the face of Radha has henceforth been celebrated as Holi.

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For many traditions in Hinduism , Holi celebrates the death of Holika in order to save Prahlad and we see where Holi gets its name. The night before Holi, pyres are burnt in North India in keeping with this tradition. It should also be noted that in some parts of India the day is actually called Holika [ citation needed ]. There are other activities associated with the story of Prahlad, but the burning of Holika is the one that we can most directly associate with Holi.

The story as a whole is testament to the power of devotion bhakta over the evil represented by King Hiranyakashyapu, as Prahlad never lost his faith. The burning of Holika is the most common mythological explanation for the celebration of Holi.

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