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Why is holika dahan performed?

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Answered by manojkrsingh1171
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Explanation:

On the eve of Holi, typically at or after sunset, the pyre is lit, signifying Holika Dahan. The ritual symbolises the victory of good over evil. People sing and dance around the fire. People also perform parikrama of fire.

Answered by roopa2000
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The victory of good over evil

Burning Holika, an asura, is done to commemorate Holika Dahan (demoness).

The bonfire is lighted to symbolize Holika Dahan on the eve of Holi, usually at or after nightfall. The ceremony serves as a symbol of good triumphing over evil. Around the fire, people dance and sing. Additionally, people engage in fire parikrama. The popular festival of colors, Holi, is celebrated the next day.

Explanation:

Folklore suggests that a monarch by the name of Hiranyakashipu, like many demons and Asuras, had a burning desire to live forever. He carried out the necessary Tapas, or penances, till Brahma provided him a boon to satisfy this desire. He used his deceit and cunning to get a blessing that he believed would make him eternal because the gods seldom bestowed immortality.

Holika Dehan is the day's name in several regions of North India.

Holi is a Hindu festival commemorating the triumph of virtue over evil in various Hindu traditions. People are said to donate a piece or two of wood for the Holika bonfire, which symbolizes Holika being destroyed by the flames she used to murder her nephew Prahlad, a follower of God Vishnu, and from which Holi derives its name. Holi is a similar event when people may get together and frequently mend strained ties.

By this custom, pyres are burned the night before Holi in North India, Nepal, and portions of South India. The young people playfully take various items and burn them on the Holika fire.

In contrast, Sammet Jaarna is used in Purvanchal (eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar) and the Terai districts of Nepal. There are additional actions connected to the narrative of Prahlad, but the one we can most easily connect to Holi is the burning of Holika. The burning of fire on the eve of Holi (Holika Dahan) represents Holika's burning. The entire narrative is proof of the effectiveness of devotion (bhakta). As Prahlad never wavered in his belief, he triumphed over King Banjan's malevolent representation.

People begin gathering wood and flammable materials for the bonfire in parks, community centers, close to temples, and other open locations days before the event. An effigy of Holika, who lured Prahalad into the flames, is perched on the cremation pyre. People stock up on food, party beverages, and celebratory seasonal meals like gujiya, mathri, malpuas, and other local specialties inside their houses.

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