Holi
It is well known Holi is festival of colors and it is mostly celebrated by Hindus. It is festival of pranks and play. There are many mythological stories behind the celebration of holi festival. This holi is festival as well as celebration because it is celebrated with lot of play and joy with different colors among children, youngsters and elders also. Similarly, it is a festival celebrated in India by worshipping Lord Krishna along with Radha Devi and perform Rasaleela with colors, music dance in different styles and a grandeur celebration in Vrindavan near Mathura in UP from holi to rangapanchami. Lord Krishna enjoys to celebrate the holy festival with his gopika’s and gopala with all colors. It is said to be festival of colors because in each and every life there are many shades to strength all shades in the life to become stronger and makes a person to face any situation any problems or any negatives to achieve success and dreams in their life. There are many sadhana’s to fulfill all desires to get success. It is also Tantrik Divas. All God and goddesses are awake to bless their devotees who performs sadhana on the day of holi and next day who participate in celebration of holi. A day before holi after 9:00 PM Kama Daham is arranged to overcome all health problems and later on the ashes of that fire is used as tilak on forehead.
Holi is Hindu festival it gives colours to life by changing misfortune to fortune. It represents blossom of life In spring season by arrival of vasant. It is celebrated in honour of Brahma Vishnu, Maheshwar and Krishna. Lord Krishna played Rangautsav, a Rasaleela with his concert Radha, Gopi and 16,000 gopika’s.
Holi is having mythological stories. Holika is also known as Simhika, daughter of Great Rushi kashyap and mother Driti and sister of demon’s king Hiraanyakashyap and Hiranyakash. Holika husband is Viprachitti, the king of Kamrup Dynasty and they got 2 sons Rahu and Ketu. Viprachitti is incarnation. as Jarasanda in Dwapar yug. Holika is paternal aunt of Bhakta Prahalad. The entire story of Holika is related to Bhakta Prahalad.
Holika brother Hiryankashyap, a demon King of Kasyapapuri, now situated in Hinduan, Rajasthan, performed penance for many years and gained boon from lord Brahma and he developed enemity with Vishnu Bhagwan as his brother Hiryankash killed in Varaha Avatar. Hirranyakashap wife Kayadu is devotee of Lord Krishna and her son Prahalad is devotee of Lord Vishnu. At this point differences and fall of affection changed among them. Prahalad was threatened with dire consequences by his father several times and he was rescued by Lord Vishnu. Holika got boon of killing by creating a bonfire and she was directed by her brother to kill his son Prahalad. She took Prahalad on her lap to kill with bonfire, but due to his prayer Vishnu, rescued, Prahalad but she burnt and died in same bonfire. Her husband Viprachitti got angry by her death and thrown Prahalad into water, but he was saved by Lord Vishnu. Later on Vishnu took Narasimha avatar and Killed Hiryankashyap. Holika was killed on the day of Phalguna Purnima, therefore Hindus celebrate festival as Holi, Holikadahan, mark of death of demon Holika and success over evil.
