687 Holika Dahan Images and Stock Photos

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. The fire is surrounded by people enjoying the festival. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

AMRAVATI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, MARCH - 1, 2018: unidentified people celebrating Holika Dahan by worshiping of wood logs or coconut. also known as the festival of colors Holi or the festival of sharing

Heap of wood used for burning a corpse. A pyre known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

Holika Dahan, ritual bonfire, evening before the holi festival in India, symbol for burning the evil, triumph of good, Hampi, India, march 14th 2025

Golden sign, label and close up view of ceremonial pyre, burning a effigy of Holika and Prahlad during the night before the Holi Festival.

This is a photograph taken on the day of holika dahan .The story of Holika Dahan (Holika's death) signifies the triumph of good over evil. Holika is associated with the annual bonfire on the night before Holi, the Hindu festival of colors.

Vrindavan, India - March 20, 2019: People pulling out coal denoting the mythical figure of Prahlad from traditional Holika Dahan fire on Hindu festival of Holi

Beawar, Rajasthan, India, March 5, 2015: Hindu devotees dance around bonfire during Holika Dahan on Holi, the spring festival of colours, in Beawar. Holika Dahan, or burning of demon Holika, is celebrated the night before the Holi festival and is said to commemorate the escape of Prahlad (devotee of lord Vishnu) from being burned when carried by Demoness Holika into fire. The bonfire symbolises the victory of good over evil

AMRAVATI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, MARCH - 1, 2018: unidentified people celebrating Holika Dahan by worshiping of wood logs or coconut. also known as the festival of colors Holi or the festival of sharing

DISTRICT KATNI, INDIA - MARCH 21, 2020: Holika dahan preparation on road with cow-dung cries on road.

Holi celebrations start with a Holika bonfire on the night before Holi where people gather, sing and dance. The next morning is a free-for-all carnival of colours, where participants play, chase and colour each other with dry powder and coloured water, with some carrying water guns and coloured water-filled balloons for their water fight.

Happy holi festival poster template with holi powder color bowls on multicolor background. Vector illustration.

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. The fire is surrounded by people enjoying the festival. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

AMRAVATI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, MARCH - 1, 2018: unidentified people celebrating Holika Dahan by worshiping of wood logs or coconut. also known as the festival of colors Holi or the festival of sharing

Silhouette of people in front of fire roasting grain for Holi Lohri festival in india. This traditional spring harvest festival is celebrated with a large bonfire which is then collected for prayer

Vrindavan, India - March 20, 2019: Effigy of goddess Holika on woods going to burn on the night of Holi festival

Illustration of elements for Holi, a Hindu spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love".

Illustration of elements for Holi, a Hindu spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love".

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

Vrindavan, India - March 20, 2019: Effigy of goddess Holika on woods going to burn on the night of Holi festival in Vrindavan

This is a photograph taken on the day of holika dahan. Holika Dahan also Kamudu pyre is celebrated by burning Holika, an asura. For many traditions in Hinduism, Holi celebrates the killing of Holika in order to save Prahlad, a devotee of God Vishnu and thus Holi gets its name. In olden days, people used to contribute a piece of wood or two for the Holika bonfire, and this represents Holika being consumed by the fire in which she tried to kill her nephew Prahlad.

Vector text of "Holi Hai" greeting for Indian festival of colours, handwritten Hindi letters in ink and vectorised.

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

Jaipur, India - 20th Mar 2019 : People collecting cooked grain and coal from traditional holi lohri bonfire in india. This huge fire is central to the hindu religions tradition of celebrating spring and harvest

vector illustration of India Festival of Color Happy Holi background

Happy holi festival poster template with holi powder color bowls on multicolor background. Vector illustration.

A giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of Holika Dahan or Lohri or Holi. The fire is surrounded by people enjoying the festival. Hindu festival: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India - March 28 2021

Stock photo showing the Chhoti Holi (Holika Dahan) festival bonfire in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

Traditional Holi background of India in vector

Varanasi, India – March 3, 2015: The demoness Holika, and her charge Prahlad, set on a bonfire to be burnt by Hindus in their annual celebrations on the eve of the Holi festival

Happy holi festival poster template with holi powder color bowls on multicolor background. Vector illustration.

Illustration of background for Indian festival Holi

Delhi, India - March 20, 2019: People crowded around the Chhoti Holi (Holika Dahan) festival bonfire in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

Ceremonial pyre for Holika Dahan (text written in Sanskrit) with campfire made with wood logs, cow dungs, threads and decorated with marigold flowers, the ritual prior to Holi, the Festival of Colors.

Jaipur, India - March 16, 2014: Day before the Holi, man is selling Holi powder from his mobile store at the old market in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal. Holi is popularly known as the Indian "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", or the "festival of love"

Illustration of elements for Holi, a Hindu spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love".

Gurgaon, India, Circa 2020 - Photograph of a giant bonfire lit for the auspicious festival of lohri or Holi or Holika Dahan. The fire is surrounded by people enjoying the festival. This is a spring harvest festival celebrated in India by roasting grain, popcorn, sesame seeds, chikki, peanuts and collecting coal

Holika Dahan, ritual bonfire, evening before the holi festival in India, symbol for burning the evil, triumph of good, Hampi, India, march 14th 2025

Holika Dahan -killing of Holika by Lord Vishnu to save Prahlad, a devotee of God Vishnu.

Holi is a popular ancient Hindu festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is celebrated predominantly in India and Nepal. Holi is popularly known as the Indian "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", or the "festival of love"

Illustration of elements for Holi, a Hindu spring festival in India and Nepal, also known as the "festival of colours" or the "festival of love".

Heap of wood used for burning a corpse. A pyre known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire.

Illustration of background for Indian festival Holi

Illustration of background with holi hai text in hindi meaning happy holi, for indian festival holi

Design with greeting message for Holika Dahan and elements to celebrate it: colorful powder, pot marigold flowers, bowl with combustible, cow dungs, wood logs, wheat grass and Holika's effigy burning.