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Holika Dahan or Choti Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating the victory of good over evil. The festival is celebrated by burning the Holika or the demoness. As per tradition, the people contribute wood pieces for the Holika bonfire. It is believed that Holika, the demoness who can’t be burnt in the fire had tried to kill her nephew Prahlad who was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. However, in the process, she got burnt in the fire. As a result, Holi gets its name and is celebrated as a triumph of good over evil. In this article, we have collected a list of unique poems related to Holika Dahan. You can simply read these poems or quote them on a Holi gift or card.
Poems and Ghazals
Below is a list of unique poems related to Holika Dahan that you can read and enjoy.
| Holi Songs of Demerara Written by Lalbihari Sharmaand translated from the Awadhi-Bhojpuri by Rajiv Mohabir Sakhi, spring has come yet |
| Holika Dahan By Anonymous Holika Dahan Year after year purity of fire is challenged by evil, appeased with offerings A full moon looks on as winds stoke embers, flare flames to a flickering dance Right in the centre of crimson blazes its Holika, Prahlad in her lap – her arms a circle of heat White sparks fly from her hair, eyes smoulder in fury; her mouth sucks in air, engulfs rice and wheat Wood chars, coconuts splinter, flowers singe mearing earth with ash. Year after year faith survives. Holika burns to death. |
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| होली है तो आज शत्रु को बाहों में भर लो हरिवंश राय बच्चन यह मिट्टी की चतुराई है, रूप अलग औ’ रंग अलग, भाव, विचार, तरंग अलग हैं, ढाल अलग है ढंग अलग, आजादी है जिसको चाहो आज उसे वर लो होली है तो आज अपरिचित से परिचय कर को! निकट हुए तो बनो निकटतर और निकटतम भी जाओ, रूढ़ि-रीति के और नीति के शासन से मत घबराओ, आज नहीं बरजेगा कोई, मनचाही कर लो। होली है तो आज मित्र को पलकों में धर लो! प्रेम चिरंतन मूल जगत का, वैर-घृणा भूलें क्षण की, भूल-चूक लेनी-देनी में सदा सफलता जीवन की, जो हो गया बिराना उसको फिर अपना कर लो। होली है तो आज शत्रु को बाहों में भर लो! होली है तो आज अपरिचित से परिचय कर लो, होली है तो आज मित्र को पलकों में धर लो, भूल शूल से भरे वर्ष के वैर-विरोधों को, होली है तो आज शत्रु को बाहों में भर लो ! |
| गले मुझ को लगा लो ऐ मिरे दिलदार होली में भारतेन्दु हरिश्चंद्र गले मुझ को लगा लो ऐ मिरे दिलदार होली में |
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| ab ki holi mein raha be-kar rang Imam Bakhsh Nasikh ab kī holī meñ rahā be-kār rañg aur hī laayā firāq-e-yār rañg suraḳh-rū kar de sharāb aa.ī bahār hai ḳhizāñ se zard ai ḳhummār rañg hoñT uude sabz ḳhat āñkheñ siyāh chehre kā surK-o-safed ai yaar rañg ham ko saare gulshan-e-āfāq meñ bas pasand aa.e yahī do-chār rañg ġhair se khelī hai holī yaar ne Daale mujh par dīda-e-ḳhūñ-bār rañg kis kī holī jashn-e-nau-rozī hai aaj surḳh mai se sāqiyā dastār rañg hijr-e-jānāñ meñ Thahartā hī nahīñ kyā hī mere muñh se hai bezār rañg kyā hai girgiT āsmāñ ke sāmne badle ik ik dam meñ sau sau baar rañg aatī hai o qais lailā dasht meñ ḳhūn-e-pā se jild ab pur-ḳhār rañg dhuup hai par mere roz-e-hijr kā hai ba-rañg-e-sāya-e-dīvār rañg ho gayā kyuuñ zard ‘nāsiḳh’ kyā kahūñ hai zamāne kā ajab ai yaar rañg |
| koi pari ho agar ham-kanar holi mein
Kaleb-E-Husein Nadir |
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FAQs
Ans. Nazeer Akbarabadi is one of the most popular urdu poet for writing poems related to Holika Dehan.
Ans. In simple words, Holi is a festival of colours. It is celebrated all around India in the month of March.
Ans. Holi celebrates the end of winter and the arrival of the spring season in India. For Indians, it is a day to meet other people and repair broken relationships. The festival is celebrated with colours and it is also a call for a good spring harvest season.
Poems related to Holika Dahan are written by several poets all around India. These poems and gazals touch the essence of Holi. That is the victory of good over evil and also calls to mend broken relationships. To discover more such articles check Leverage Edu.
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