Holi special 2021
Holi, is the festival of colors which is celebrated all across India with great enthusiasm. It is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Fagun or Gregorian month of March. The festivities begin on the eve of Holi with lighting up of the pyre known as Holika Dhahan and the next day Holi is celebrated. This year Holi is falling on 28-29 of March 2021. The legend behind the festival states that the demon king Hiranyakashap wanted the people of his kingdom to worship him instead of god. Hiranyakashap’s son Prahlad, on the other hand, was a ardent devotee of lord Vishnu. Prahlad never accepted his father’s demand to worship him instead of lord Vishnu. Agitated with a strong denial from Prahlad, he devised a plan to kill his own son. He made several attempts to get him killed but in vain. One such attempt to kill Prahlad, involved Hiranyakashap’s sister Holika too. She was blessed that she will never get herself killed or hurt due to fire. So, she and Hiranyakashap planned to kill P...