Holika Dahan (Sanskrit: होलिका दहन, romanized: Holikā Dahana, lit.

[4] According to legend, Holika was the sister of Hiranyakashipu, who acquired a boon that rendered her invulnerable to fire.

[3] In South India, this occasion is called Kama Dahanam,[5][6] and is associated with the legend of Shiva burning Kamadeva to ashes with his third eye.

[7] Pantomimes of Kamadeva are performed on this occasion in rural Tamil Nadu, and his effigies are burnt.

while in other parts like Purvanchal (eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar) as well as Terai regions of Nepal it is called Sammat Jaarna.