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Shantiniketan holi

Holi is a most popular and awaited festival of India. Holi is an archaic festival of colors and celebration of good triumphing over bad. Why Indian celebrates Holi? The  answer to this is, According to the mythological story, the Holi festival celebrates after killing Holika, the evil sister of Hiranyakashipu. As per the tale, Hiranyakashipu was a demon king who was arrogant and demand everyone to worship him, but his own son Prahlada worship Lord Vishnu, which infuriated Hiranyakashipu. So, Hiranyakashipu and Holika planned to kill Prahlada. Holika had a immune to injury......

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