There is only a short time left for the festival of Holi. A 16th-century portrait has been found in Hampi, the capital of the ancient Vijayanagar empire, in which the festival of Holi has been engraved. It is also mentioned in the 300-year-old inscription found in Ramgarh, located near the Vindhya mountains. Holika Dahan will be held on March 9 this year and color Holi can be played on March 10.

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Many stories related to Holi are found in the history-mythology. The story of Hiranyakashyap and devotee Prahlad is most special in this. It is a tradition to perform Holika Dahan a day before Holi. Holika Dahan is performed on the full moon day of Falgun, remembering the victory of good over evil. According to the story, Prahlad, son of demon Hiranyakashyap, was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, but this thing did not like Hiranyakashyap at all.

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He entrusted the child Prahlad with devotion to God to his sister Holika, who had a boon that fire cannot burn her body. For the purpose of killing Bhaktaraja Prahlad, Holika got him on her lap and entered the fire, but as a result of Prahlad's devotion and grace of God, Holika herself got burnt in the fire. Prahlad's body was not damaged in the fire.

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