Holi - kinder world

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Holi 

A Hindu festival 
A carnival of spirit wild !
Of colours bright 
Victory of good over evil it signifies !
A change in seasons 
From winter to spring 
From cold to warm blooms, a respite !

A celebration of relationships 
Start of everlasting friendships.
An event lasting a night and a day 
From evening of phalgun full moon day 
To demolish Holika, a demon gone astray.
Holika dahan is a big day 
For Hindus it signifies burning the bad in their hriday ! ( hearts )

Soul searching, 
Pyres 
And rituals all the way.
Followed by a day of festivity 
With sweets, colours and water tranquility !
Water guns and water balloons to play 
Frolic and Fight, all is fair this day.
Drums, beats and dances 
Clouds of colours and bhang trances 
Old, Young, children all gay 
None is spared or left at bay 
Forgive, forget, laugh and play 
Repair broken hearts away

Holi 
A symbolic legend to explain 
And honour Lord Vishnu and Prahlada, King Hiranyakashyap’s son
Hiranyakashyap, a demon with five special powers as a boon
Killed by Lord Vishnu in Narasimha avataram
At dusk he was killed, Right at the door step
Placed on His lap and slain with claws - an evisceration
No boon could save him 
As the demon in blood lay 
Hindus celebrate restoration of dharma this day !

15/3/19
Dr. Guncha Gupta

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