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...spring, according to Sandesara. It comes from a Hindu myth about a demon king who tried to punish his son Prahled for worshipping Lord Vishnu, he said. The demon king instructed his daughter Holika to hold Prahled in a fire, Sandesara added, but Lord Vishnu ultimately came to Prahled??s aid, allowing him to survive while Holika burned to death. “Holi shows the triumph of good over evil and the innocent over the corrupt,” Sandesara said. Alka R. Tandon ’07, who attended the event, hailed it as a success...

Author: By Marie C. Kodama, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dharma Greets Spring | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

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