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Monu Panda coming out of the burning fire of Holi in Falain village.
Blazing fire, people shouting around with sticks and a person coming out of the fire. This is not a scene from a movie. Rather real. This amazing feat has been done by Monu Panda of Falain village of Mathura. He has been doing this for four years.
Actually, on the day of Holika Dahan, there is a special Holi in Falain village. It is believed that Hiranya Kashyap’s sister Holika tried to burn devotee Prahlad, but was unsuccessful. To bring this legend alive, a member of the Panda family of Falain village emerges from the burning Holika.
Monu Panda came out of the temple at 4 am in the Brahma Muhurta and Prahlad came out of the blazing flames while running after bathing in the Kund.
Discharge of tradition in Brahma Muhurta
According to the people of the village, Monu lit a lamp in the prescribed ascendant at night. As long as its flame remains hot, he chants. Monu indicates to enter Holika’s fire only after the flame cools down. Then the fire is lit in Holika. Then at 4.30 am in Brahma Muhurta, Monu took bath in Prahlad Kund. After this he came running straight and left the burning Holi.
Holi is celebrated in Mathura. Here people are dancing fiercely on Holi songs.
During this, his sister took water in a pot and kept pouring it on the way out of his fire. As soon as Monu Panda came out of the burning Holi fire, devotees started chanting for Prahlad and Lord Narasimha in the whole village. To see this wonderful sight, a large number of devotees from India and abroad have reached Falain village.
It is visible in the photo how Monu Panda is coming out of the blazing fire.
I prepare 40 days in advance – Monu Panda
Monu Panda told, “This time I have come out of Jalti Holi for the fourth time. As much as I did not enjoy in three years, I have enjoyed more in the fourth time. For this, I have to prepare 40 days in advance. During this I fast for 40 days. I eat only one batasha and one clove. I have the grace of Lord Prahlad. Lord Prahlad stays with me when I leave Holi.
By his grace I can get out of the burning Holi. After worshiping in the temple, I directly enter the Holi fire. I take great pleasure in this. The people of the five villages and the family members live in complete company. All people wish God’s grace for this.
Holi of 12 other villages along with Falain village is kept at one place, which is burnt by all.
The string of relationships being tied in Phalan
Holi is a festival of reconciliation. The village is carrying forward this tradition of affinity in Holi. The famous tradition of Holika Dahan in Falain village has tied the strings of relationships. Here Holi of 12 other villages along with Falain village is kept at one place, which is burnt by all.
Thousands of people gathered from nearby villages to burn Holika.
Monu Panda fasted for a month
To follow this unique Holi tradition, Monu Panda sat on a fast for a month. Lord Narasimha and devotee Prahlad observe fast and penance for a month in the temple itself. Monu Havan starts 3 days before Holi. Not only this, he does not even sleep during this time.
People come from far and wide to see Panda. People also captured this scene in their cameras.
Falain is called the city of Prahlad
Falain village is also known as Prahlad Nagri, located on Shergarh Road, about 12 km from Kosi town of Mathura. There is Prahlad’s tank and temple here. Women and men from 12 villages come here to worship the Holi that burns in Falain village.
These people bring uple, gulari etc. with them. Children in the village do Holika Dahan in a symbolic way, but the family members perform the puja only after coming to Falain. This hundreds of years old tradition is being followed even today.
These are 12 villages
People of 12 nearby villages worship Holi in the Holika Dahan that takes place in Falain village. Apart from Phalain, people from Supana, Vishambhara, Nagla Das Visa, Mehrauli, Nagla Meo, Paigaon, Rajgarhi, Bhimagarhi, Nagla Saat Visa, Nagla Teen Visa and Ballagarhi come to worship here.
People come from far and wide to see Phalan’s Holi. When Panda emerges from the embers of Holika, people cannot believe their eyes for a moment.
Monu Panda worships here first. After this they enter Holika.
this is recognition
The people of Falain village tell that thousands of years ago the Panda family of this village had a dream that the idols of devotee Prahlad and Lord Narasimha were buried under the tree. After this, Panda, on the instructions of a saint, excavated the place seen in the dream, from where an idol emerged. After this, the saint blessed the Panda family that any person of this family who does devotion to devotee Prahlad, will come out of the burning Holi.