And the god heard him so that his fall was gentle and ... unharmed by the roaring flames. And to this day, at Holi time, fires are lit and as they look into the flickering flames people remember ...

Taking the form of a half man and half lion, the god killed the treacherous king. On the night before Holi, bonfires are lit ...

But it still doesn’t explain the why people willingly get coated from head to toe in colourful powder on the second day of Holi. For that, we need to turn to another legend. The Hindu god ...