Fagu Purnima or Holi is one of the most colorful and playful festivals in Nepal. It is the festival of water and colour which is also known as "Phagu" in Nepali.According to Hindu mythology during the region of king Hiranyashyap entire people of the kingdom were prohibited from worshipping lord Vishnu and were forced to worship him instead .The Hiranyakshyap had hatred towards God Vishnu. But for his misfortune ,his own son,Pralhad was an ardent devotee of Lord .When he learnt about this ,he grew much furious and implement many extreme cruel measure to his son to forget Vishnu .No matter how cruel king got his son grew closer to Lord Vishnu. In one of his plays the king assigned his sister Holika ,to burn Prahald to death .Holika had the power of emitting fire .She took Prahald to her lap intending to burn him but Lord Vishnu's immortal blessing instead she was burnt to ashes .It is believed that from the day,people started to celebrate the death of Holika as Holi festival.
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