Sanju Panda broke through 20 feet high flames, you too will be stunned after watching the video of Mathura

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 4, 2026

Holi Viral Video: Holi of Braj is not just a festival of colours, but also an example of deep faith and belief. At around 4 am on Tuesday, when the flames of Holika Dahan were touching the sky in Phalain village of Kosikalan, Sanju Panda surprised everyone by running through the blazing fire. The surprising thing was that despite the fierce fire, there were no signs of scorching on his body. This tradition of village Phalain is considered to be about 5200 years old.

Sanju Panda was doing rigorous penance in Prahlad temple for the last 45 days. He practiced celibacy by sleeping on the ground and eating only fruits. According to tradition, before Holika Dahan they placed their hands on the temple flame and waited for the goddess’ signal. As soon as he felt coolness in the flame, he gave the signal to enter the fire.

Foreign tourists were surprised to see the sight

After coming out of the fire, Sanju Panda said, “This is not my miracle, but the grace of Lord Prahlad. When I enter the fire, Prahlad ji in child form walks in front of me and I do not feel the heat of the fire.” His sister Rajni offered Arghya from the urn on the burning Holi. After this, on Holika Dahan, Sanju took bath in Prahlad Kund and entered the flames directly.

#WATCH | Mathura, UP: Following a very long tradition, a person portraying Prahlad walks through the Holika pyre at Phalen village.
Sanju Panda, who walked into the pyre, says, “…The preparation for this starts from Basant Panchami to Holika Dahan… At that time, attachment… pic.twitter.com/nzBKyciEG5
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Foreign tourists from many countries including Germany, England and Australia also came to see this unique scene and were astonished to see it. This incident still remains a mystery to scientists, while the villagers consider it to be a blessing from Lord Narasimha, which Prahlad’s descendants have been following from generation to generation.

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It is believed that attempts to burn devotee Prahlad at this very place had failed. Many generations of Sanju Panda’s family have been carrying on this tradition. Before this, his father Sushil Panda has escaped safely from the burning Holi eight times and elder brother Monu Panda four times.