| The Legend of Holi |  | | | | Kapil, from our packing team in India, gets covered in powder by his colleagues. | | Today, Hindus and non-Hindus alike celebrate Holi. But its roots trace back to a legend about the ancient King Hiranyakashipu, who desperately wanted to be worshiped as a god. His son Prahlada refused, swearing his allegiance to Lord Vishnu. As punishment, the king asked his sister, Holika, to lure his son into a fire, where she would be protected by a magic shawl. At the last minute, Lord Vishnu intervened, blowing the shawl off Holika, who burned in the flames, and onto Prahlada, who survived on faith. | | | | | | |
