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On the eve of Holi a bonfire is lit, which signifies the victory of good over evil. Which evil character is symbolically burnt?

  1. Hidimba

  2. Hiranyakashyap

  3. Prahalad

  4. Holika
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Explanation

Holika is the evil character symbolically burnt in the Holi bonfire. The Holika Dahan ceremony commemorates the burning of the demoness Holika, who was sent to kill Prahlad but was herself destroyed by fire due to her boon.

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