Prahalad Puri Temple in Multan //प्रह्लाद पुरी मंदिर जहां से होली शुरू हुई|

Описание: ~~~History of Holi~~~

The festival Holi originated in the famous "Prahladpuri Temple" of Multan 🇵🇰

Multan was formerly known as Kasyapa-pura (meaning the "city of Kashyapa"). It was known to ancient Greeks as "Kaspapyros"

According to Puranas, this was the place where Holika was burnt. The word "Holi" originates from "Holika", the evil sister of the demon King Hiranyakashipu.
It was believed by Hindus that this temple was built by Prahalada himself, who was the son of Hiranyakashipu and grandson of Rishi Kashyapa.

King Hiranyakashipu was the King of Kasyapa-pura (Multan) & had earned a boon that made him virtually indestructible. He grew arrogant, thought he was God, thus demanded that everyone worship only him.

Hiranyakashipu's own son, Prahlada, however, disagreed. He was and remained devoted to Lord Vishnu. This infuriated Hiranyakashipu. He subjected Prahlada to cruel punishments, none of which affected the boy or his resolve to do the right.

Finally, Holika - Prahlada's evil aunt - tricked him into sitting on a pyre with her. Holika was wearing a cloak that made her immune to injury from fire, while Prahlada was not. As the fire roared, the cloak flew from Holika and encased Prahlada. Holika burned, Prahlada survived.
Seeing this, Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashed a pillar with his mace. There was a tumultuous sound, and Lord Vishnu appeared as Lord Narasimha and killed Hiranyakashipu. The bonfire is a reminder of the symbolic victory of good over evil, of Prahlada over Hiranyakashipu, and of the fire that burned Holika.

The next day when the fire cooled down, people applied ash to their foreheads, a practice still observed by some people. Eventually, coloured powder came to be used to celebrate Holi.

This Prahladpuri temple was a very famous pilgrimage site in the Pre Islamic Period & once housed devotees from all over Indian subcontinent.

Today, both colour & memories of Holi have faded from Pakistan's Multan, where the festival was born!

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Location Temple:

Prahladpuri Temple (Urdu: پرَہْلادْپُورِی مندر) is a Hindu temple located in Multan city of Punjab province in Pakistan, adjacent to the Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya. Named after Prahlada, it is dedicated to the Hindu deity Narasimha. In 1992, following the deconstruction of the Babri Mosque by Hindus in India, the temple was razed to ruin in a retaliatory act of violence by a Muslim extremist mob. The site is currently owned by

When it was Distroy?
The Temple Of Prahladpuri, located in Multan city of Punjab province in Pakistan, was destroyed in 1992. It is located adjacent to the Shrine of Bahauddin Zakariya. It's believed that this is where Holika Dahan took place for the first time, and the temple was built by Prahalad who was a devotee of god Vishnu.


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