THERE IS A SYMBOLIC LEGEND TO EXPLAIN WHY HOLI IS CELEBRATED AS A FESTIVAL OF COLORS.THE WORD HOLI ORIGINATES FROM HOLIKA THE EVIL SISTER OF THE DEMON KING HIRANYAKSHIPU .KING HIRANYAKASHIPU ACCORDING TO LEGEND WAS THE KING OF MULTAN AND HAD EARNED A BOON THAT MADE HIM VIRTUALLY
