Marwadi community celebrates ‘Holika Dahan’ on Vizag beach

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VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, 02-03-2026. Marwari women performing pooja astir 'Holika' arsenic portion of the Holi festival connected the formation successful Visakhapatnam connected Monday, March 02, 2026.. Photo : V RAJU / THE HINDU | Photo Credit: V RAJU

Women members of Rajasthani Sanskritik Mandal arranged piles of barkula (made of cattle dung) connected the formation and tied ineffable thread to the piles arsenic portion of ‘Holika Dahan.’ The Marwadi assemblage volition execute pooja called ‘Thandi Holi’ astatine dawn.

After midnight astatine astir 1.30 a.m., the barkula piles volition beryllium lit, and it is called ‘Holika Dahan’ celebrated the nighttime earlier Holi, commemorating the triumph of ‘devotion’ implicit ‘evil’ done the communicative of Prahlad and Holika. The demon King Hiranyakashipu tried to termination his lad Prahlad, a Vishnu-devotee, by having his sister, Holika—who was immune to fire—sit successful a occurrence with him. Instead, Prahlad was saved by his faith, portion Holika burned, symbolising the triumph of bully implicit evil, according to a connection issued by Nirananjan Somani, president, and Suraj Agarwal, caput of Rajasthani Sanskritik Mandal.

Published - March 02, 2026 11:07 p.m. IST

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