Holika Dahan, rendered Holika Dahanam in Sanskrit or Chotti Holi, is a Hindu festival in which a bonfire is lit to celebrate the burning of the demoness, Holika This ritual is symbolic of victory of good over evil. From Wikipedia
A 65-year-old man was beheaded and his torso burned in a ritual linked to black magic, with investigators uncovering evidence of prior human sacrifices.
