Fantasy Faire 2025: Holi

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STORYLINE: Deep beneath the Fairelands, in the dark waterways under the ancient city of Holi, slept the long lost brother of Krishna and Shesha. Early in their boyish adventures fighting demons on Earth, he had been struck down by the Unweaver and fell into a slumber that lasted over two thousand years.

But his feverish nightmare was finally broken by the sound of laughter. Rising from the shadows, he found people tossing colorful powder and chasing each other through the streets, their joy and mischief lasting from day into night.

Ah, the Celebration of Spring. With every burst of laughter, warmth returned to his old coils. Delighted, he shed his slumber like old snake skin and joined the celebration.

Suddenly, a boom roared above. He looked up, awestruck, as a shimmering lotus flower rained light over the crowd. It filled him with wonder and hope. If humans were capable of such marvels, maybe with their help the Unweaver, his old nemesis, could be defeated after all.

IT'S FANTASY FAIRE TIME! Or what I like to call, "the Super Bowl of virtual worlds." It's not to be missed!  This year the sim designers have outdone themselves, with stunning sim designs using PBR for new levels of realism. I feel like I'm inside a slick video game. And all for a good cause, raising money for The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Check out the Fantasy Faire website for daily blog posts, a calendar of events, roleplays, jail and bails, live performances, Faire radio, tabletop games, LitFest, shopping guides, the interactive Hud based Quest game, and more: FantasyFaireSL website.

This post was inspired by the Holi sim and Hindu mythology.    ...For the Holi Naga, I used the wonderful Pandora blue skin by Aki, Entu. It comes with dot tattoos and 2 stripe patterns for face and body. The ear texture is a free gift. Other blue and purple skins are available.   ...The intricate halo is a wearable prop by AIR. It comes with a modify hud.   ...The floating Orbs are by The Little Bat. They come in left and right, and both trigger a hold pose and animation. A texture hud lets you change its color.   ...The Sunscale Naga tattoo is by AERTH and comes with material shine applier, and textures to match the amazing Aii Sunscale Naga tail.   ...Speaking of, the Aii Sunscale snake tail (see in pictures below) is stunning! Easily the best Naga/Lamia tail in SL. Like all Aii products it had a wealth of texture options and ability to hide or show various parts. It has PBR and shimmers beautifully in the lights. The tail uses a clever combination of Leg bones and Tail bones to animate the tail. It comes with an AO hud to display and animate the tail properly.   ...Bonus, when I need a static tail, (shown below), I use the Lamia by deviousMind.   ...Additional fun tattoos for the face are by Star Quake with a forehead fade and eye makeup Dessen by Faeble.   ...The haunting eyes are Magici by Patrichor. These eyes replace your normal ones, and have several rig options to fit every humanoid head. The texture hud allows a crazy amount of options, from single color to fades, shadow, highlights, animations, pupil, iris, etc. It's a lot of fun to play with and perfect for all fantasy creatures.   ...{anc} has many of the best atmospheric effects, the Holi smoke clouds, confetti, and fireworks just more examples of excellent mood setters. I especially love the fireworks. It's a mesh object with animated textures. A steal of a deal if you ask me! And money goes to Relay for Life.

Like all Fallen God creations, the Holi is extremely detailed with much thought invested into it, personality, a strong theme, and it's fun to explore. As you explore, you may spot some NPCs that are part of the Holi Helping Hands region Hunt. To start, go to Houses of Color 1 and 2. There are also gifts for your own colorful powder to throw at the landing. Plus a special sale going on this weekend at Fallen Gods' store at Holi. 

On Him, Holi Naga:

Skin Face: [Aki] Entu FACE EVOX - OCEAN [BOM] (Fantasy Faire: Mire of Whispers)(750L)

Skin Body: [Aki] Entu Legacy Male Toned - OCEAN [BOM] (Fantasy Faire: Mire of Whispers)(400L)

Ears: [Aki] EVOX Ears [mesh] (Fantasy Faire: Mire of Whispers)(gift)

Halo: Air Holi halo_CM [mesh](Fantasy Faire: Holi)(150L)

Orb, pose: The Little Bat !TLB Summoning Orb [mesh](Fantasy Faire: Galerie Gaillard)(150L)

Scale Tattoos: AERTH Sunscale Naga tattoos Lightclay [BOM](Fantasy Faire: Galerie Gaillard)(550L)

Tail: Aii Sunscale Naga [Bento][mesh](Fantasy Faire: Galerie Gaillard)(3,000L)

Face Tattoo: Star Quake [sQ] Xerath Face Fades_plain [BOM](Fantasy Faire: Holi)(199L)

Eyes: Petrichor :[P]:- Vaera Eyes Magici, EvoX Rig [mesh](Fantasy Faire: Mire of Whispers)(399L)

Makeup: Faeble Dessen 16, EvoX [BOM](Fantasy Faire: Yuum Baalal Grotto)(399L)

Hair: barberyumyum L19(02) style1 [mesh](300L)

Outfit: BareRose ::: B@R ::: Mahakala C2 [mesh] (190L) 

Arm band: Fallen Gods SOLARIS male, Arm Snake [mesh]

Arm band: NOCHE Roman gold cuffs, Legacy [mesh]

Claws: V/. VoluptasVirtualis ChrysalisGrasp, Legacy [mesh](400L)

Static Tail: deviousMind !dM Lamia - NagaTail, GARTER CITRINE [mesh]

Lipstick: TOP1SALON HD RGB LIPSTICK, EvoX (HD Applier)

Shine: BLAXIUM Sun is Up Body Shine, Legacy (Applier)

Tattoo arms: CURELESS [+] Dragon Halfbreeds / HalfbreedScales Blood, Fatpack [BOM](1499L)

Shoulder tattoo: {Soleil et Lune} Auralia Scales EvoX - Silver/Tint [BOM]

Head: LeLUTKA Kane Evolution [mesh](3990L)
Body: TheShops [BODY] Athletic Meshbody (Legacy)(m) (1.7.1) [mesh](5000L)

Pose: yzk mens pose 6

Setting:

Smoke: {anc} smoke / Holi smoke [mesh](Fantasy Faire: Holi)(999L)

Fireworks: {anc} Firework "diadem" (Holi pink) [animated mesh](Fantasy Faire: Holi)(199L)

Fireworks: {anc} Firework "diadem" (Holi yellow) [animated mesh](Fantasy Faire: Holi)(199L)

Confetti: {anc} paper confetti 2Li (allcolor) [animated mesh]

Location: 

Fantasy Faire: Holi - by Fallen Gods

BONUS IMAGES: inworld raw shot, hi-res, midday sky.