HOLIKA 

SLAYING OF THE DEMON

 A RITUAL TO SIGNIFY

 DESTRUCTION OF THE EVIL

Hope all of my sisters, brothers and friends of Bharat vidhivat observed Holika Puja in somewhat the following manner and lit only a nominal Holika, (fire), to spare the environment further pollution :

•     Took bath & wore fresh clothes.
•     Prepared a puja thali containing a kalash of water, haldi, kumkum, chandan, rice grains,     flowers, coconut, jaggery and gulal.
•     Offered these to the small puja fire, (Holika).
•     Chanted the following simple Narasimha Maha Mantra -

                    उग्रं वीरं महा विष्णुम ज्वलन्तम सर्वतो मुखम

            नृसिंहं भीषणम भद्रम मृत्युर्मृत्युम नाममि:अहम

        (Ugram Veeram Maha Vishnum Jwalantam Sarvato Mukham

       Nrisimham Bheeshanam Bhadram Mritoymrityum Namamyaham)

•     Did parikrama or pradakshina (circumambulation) of Holika, sprinkling water from                 the kalash while walking around Holika.
•        Distributed pieces of the coconut, offered to the Holika, as Prasad  to your family &                  friends. 
•        Once the Holika fire extinguished, applied its ashes on your forehead and took some                home too. 

QED

Now For the Holi Day :

HAPPY HOLI

The Festival of Dry Colours 

Save Water : The Most precious Commodity now