The gopis displayed the three transcendental virtues during this holiday, according to a chapter of the Garga Samhita that describes girls from Vraja celebrating it with sprinklers. According to a legend celebrated on this holiday, a god loses his shame over his dark skin when his mother asks him to change the color of his beloved’s face. In another legend celebrated during this holiday, a powerful boon is overcome by a creature who uses its claws to slay an asura king at dusk on his lap at the palace’s threshold. In that legend celebrated on this holiday, an evil aunt burns to death on a pyre after her flame-retardant cloak vanishes. The defeat of King Hiranyakashipu by the half-lion avatar of Vishnu, Narasimha, is celebrated on this holiday. For 10 points, Prahlada’s victory is celebrated during what Hindu festival of colors? ■END■
ANSWER: Holi [or Dol Jātrā; or Basanta Utsav; or Dhuli Vandana; or Phagwah, or Phāgu Pūrnimā; or Dhuleti]
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