Man portraying Prahlad from Hindu epic Vishnu Puran walks through Holika pyre in UP

A person, Sanju Panda, portrayed Prahlad and walked through Holika pyre in Phalen village of Mathura in UP. Prahlad, who has been mentioned in the Hindu epic Vishnu Puran, was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Prahlad sat with his aunt in a pyre but emerged without any injuries. Sanju Panda said he had been preparing since Basant Panchami for this.