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Holika (Sanskrit: होलिका, IAST:
Holikā), also
known as Simhika, is an
asuri in Hinduism. She is the
sister of the asura-kings
Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha...
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Holika Dahan (Sanskrit: होलिका दहन, romanized:
Holikā Dahana, lit. 'Burning of
Holika'),
rendered Holika Dahanam in
Sanskrit or
Chotti Holi, is a Hindu...
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signified by the
legend of
Holika. The
night before Holi,
bonfires are lit in a
ceremony known as
Holika Dahan (burning of
Holika) or
Little Holi. People...
- "
Holika Dahan 2019 - Information,
Muhurat and
Prahlad Story". Fastread. 21
December 2016. "The
Legend of
Holika & Prahlad, True
Story Behind Holika &...
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Raktabija and Surapadman. Diti also had a
daughter named Simhika (also
known as
Holika). The
Bhagavata Purana describes the cir****stances of the
birth of the two...
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First son of
Kashyapa and Diti Hiraṇyākṣa -
Second son of
Kashyapa and Diti
Holikā -
First daughter of
Kashyapa and Diti Andhakāsura - Son of Hiraṇyākṣa (Born...
- of his father, Hiranyakashipu, and his
uncle and aunt,
Hiranyaksha and
Holika, he
continues to
worship Vishnu, and
Vishnu as
Varaha kills his paternal...
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sister Holika in the fire.
Holika had a boon that she
would not burn by fire.
Holika had to pay the
price of her
sinister desire by her life.
Holika was...
- on the region.
Vasant Panchami also
marks the
start of
preparation for
Holika and Holi,
which take
place forty days later. The
Vasant Utsava (festival)...
- Mexico, and many
parts of India. In India,
during the
colorful festival Holika Dahan,
adults and
children worship by
offering flowers, and this species...
