Thread by @GARUDA2k

#Holika was a demoness in Hindu Vedic scriptures, who was burnt to death with the help of God #Vishnu. She was the sister of King #Hiranyakashipu and aunt of #Prahlad. The story of #HolikaDahan signifies the triumph of good over evil.
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#Bhagavat Purana,a king named #Hiranyakashipu who, like many demons and #Asuras, had the intense desire to be immortal. To fulfill this desire, he performed the required #Tapas or penances until he was granted a boon by #Brahma.

Since the Gods rarely granted immortality, he used his guile and cunning to get a boon that he thought made him immortal. The boon gave #Hiranyakashipu five special powers.
he could be killed by neither a human being nor an animal, neither indoors nor outdoors,

neither at day nor at night, neither by #astra projectile weapons nor by any shastra (handheld weapons), and neither on land nor in water or air. As this wish was granted, Banjan felt invincible, which made him arrogant.

Hiranyakashipu decreed that only he be worshiped as a God, punished & killed any1 who did not accept his orders.
His son #Prahlad disagreed with his father, & refused to worship his father as a god. He continued believing & worshipping Lord #Vishnu.
#Holi
#HolikaDahan2021