![]() And yet when she questions her nephew Prahlad's devotion to the ultimate of Gods, Vishnu and threatens to walk through fire with the intention to destroy the prince, she is herself consumed by the fire whereas the prince comes out unscathed. This is the one about Holika who believed herself to be immuned to death by fire. Depicted in miniature paintings as a festival popular amongst Krishna and his Gopis (milkmaids), Holi has been instrumental in providing colour in many lives. ![]() Legends also associate this festival with the later years of Krishna's amorous life. The effigy of Pootna burnt the night before, therefore, ends up signifying death itself just as Pootna typifies winter and darkness. It is said that the festival is also a celebration of the death of Pootna - the demon who nearly killed Lord Krishna. Krishna's presence in Holi is undisputed. Without Krishna and his lover Radha there can be no Holi ![]() So Krishna's love is the epitome of the freshness of youth amidst all its playfulness. And yet this icon of love spends most of his time seeking out his only lover Radha. Krishna is the ultimate lover with his 'gopikas', who are a bunch of beautiful women that Krishna forever seems to be chasing. This is a festival that is as much a gateway to celebrate the arrival of spring as much as it is a way to celebrate the season of love. Holi is also associated with the immortal love of Krishna and Radha, the day begins with worshipping Krishna by lovingly smearing his idol with 'gulal' - the colours used to play Holi.
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