Coronavirus themed life sized effigy to be burned for Holika Dahan in Mumbai

Mumbai's BDD Chawl in Worli area will burn an effigy of 'Coronasur', a play of words on the deadly Coronavirus and asura (demon) at the Holika Dahan on Monday, March 9. According to the Hindu mythology, Holi is celebrated to mark the killing of Holika by Lord Vishnu in order to save his devotee Prahlad. The mythological story symbolises the power of faith and worship against evil. 

The BBD Chawl residents, by burning an effigy of 'Coronasur', wants to get rid of the deadly virus which has claimed 3,661 deaths worldwide and infected 107,800 people. In India too, 39 positive cases have been recorded as on Sunday.Earlier in 2018, the BDD Chawl residents had burnt an effigy of Nirav Modi, the fugitive Indian businessman who is on the run in India's largest bank scam - the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The BDD Chawl residents never fail to surprise people in replicating the real essence of Holika and what it symbolises.

Mumbai: An effigy based on the theme of #CoronaVirus has been put up in Worli, ahead of 'Holika Dahan' today. #Holipic.twitter.com/yX01NWqzZi

— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2020