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The Sacred Fire of Holika Dahan: Choti Holi

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 01:48 AM PST


A Photo Essay on the Ritual of Holika Dahan on the Choti Holi day (one day prior to Dhuleti/Dhulendi/Color Day/Dhuli Vandana) :- 8 March 2012: On the Phalgun Purnima or the full moon night of the Hindu calendar month of Phalgun, A bonfire is made up of dried leaves, logs of wood, old wooden furniture, cardboard and other combustible material piled up in a heap. People of the society and nearby areas come together to be a part of the tradition. Somewhere at around 9 PM in the dark of the night, the bonfire is ceremoniously ignited brightly illuminating the entire...

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