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Festival date

Holi 2026

Holi 2026 falls on Tuesday, 3 March 2026 and concludes Wednesday, 4 March 2026 — tithi Phalguna Purnima. Holi 2026 spans Tuesday 3 March (Holika Dahan / Choti Holi) and Wednesday 4 March (Rangwali Holi / Dhulandi). Hindus light bonfires, throw coloured powders and celebrate the victory of Prahlada's devotion over Holika and the divine play of Krishna and Radha. Full muhurat timings, Holika Dahan ritual and scriptural significance.

Muhurat timings (2026)

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Holika Dahan Muhurat (Pradosh Kaal)
Pradosh Kaal on Phalguna Purnima evening. Holika Dahan is performed after sunset and during Purnima tithi, avoiding Bhadra (Vishti Karna). Cross-check Bhadra timing against your local panchang.
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Significance

Holi marks the burning of the demoness Holika, who tried to destroy the boy-devotee Prahlada at her brother Hiranyakashipu's command. Vishnu's protection of Prahlada — and the consequent burning of Holika in the very fire she had built — is the festival's foundational story.

The day after Holika Dahan, Rangwali Holi, commemorates Lord Krishna's playful smearing of colours on Radha and the gopis in Vrindavan. This expression of bhakti through colour, music and dance has become the most universally Hindu celebration of love and friendship.

Holi falls on Phalguna Purnima — the full-moon night that closes the lunar year.

Puja vidhi (step-by-step)

  1. Gather dried wood, cow dung cakes, twigs of mango and palasha for the Holika pyre on the evening of Phalguna Purnima.
  2. After sunset and during the auspicious Holika Dahan muhurat, light the pyre while chanting Vedic mantras invoking Agni.
  3. Offer coconut, raw turmeric, mustard seeds, harvest grains and sweets into the flames.
  4. Circumambulate the bonfire three or seven times, praying for protection of family and harvest.
  5. The next morning, perform a simple Sri Krishna puja before stepping out for Rangwali Holi.
  6. Greet family and neighbours with gulal, sweets and the words "Holi Hai".