Happy Holika Dahan to you and your Family

• May this festival bring all the joyous colours in your life!  😊 Lets Burn All our Bad things on this Holika Dahan & Welcome A colurful Fresh Start This Holi. Happy Holika Dahan to you & Your Family 😀

• May all your sorrows and pain cease to exist on this Holika Dahan. May you alllead a blissful, healthy, and happy life
  

Choti Holi and Holika Dahan : Choti Holi is being celebrated across India on March 17. A day after, Holi will be celebrated on March 18

Choti Holi or Holika Dahan is being celebrated across India today.  The main festival of colors Holi will be celebrated on March 18. The festival brings a lot of colours, happiness, and delicious food along with it. On the day of Holika Dahan, people lit bonfires to celebrate the triumph of good over evil. The day is associated with the story of demon king Hiranyakashipu and his son Prahlad. Here’s all you need to know about Choti Holi aka Holika Dahan.

Holika Dahan is also known as Choti Holi is celebrated a day before the main event of Holi. 

Holika Dahan is the story of good over evil. Hiranyakashipu also known as demon King was a great enemy of Lord Vishnu. However, Hiranyakashipu’s son Prahalada was a great devotee of Lord Vishu and worshiped him religiously. This did not go well with Prahalada’s father Hiranyakashipu and he decided to kill his own son by seeking help from his sister Holika who is a demoness.

What is the significance of Holika Dahan?

The day marks the victory of good over evil. People on this day lit a bonfire and commemorate the triumph of Bhakt Prahlad’s devotion for Lord Vishnu.

People on this day also worship Holika as it is believed in Hindu mythology that Holika Puja brings powers of prosperity and wealth to everyone’s home. People believe that after doing Holika Puja they can conquer all sorts of fears.

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