Holika Dahan 2027

March 2027

Monday

Vishnu

Bonfire on the eve of Holi

Holika Dahan Puja Timings

Holika Dahan on Monday, March 22, 2027

Phalguna, Shukla Paksha, Purnima

Begins: 06:22 PM, Mar 21 · Ends: 04:13 PM, Mar 22

Duration: Evening

152 days

About Holika Dahan

Holika Dahan is the bonfire lit on the eve of Holi, symbolising the burning away of the demoness Holika and the triumph of devotion over arrogance.

Families gather around the fire, offering grains and coconut for prosperity.

Significance

The bonfire lit on the evening of Phalguna Purnima, the night before Holi. It recalls the story of Prahlad, a devotee of Vishnu, who was saved when his aunt Holika — who was believed to be immune to fire — burned in the pyre instead. It is a festival of good defeating evil, and is timed to Pradosh (the hours after sunset) and to avoid the inauspicious Bhadra period.

How to Observe

Days before, build the pyre in an open community space from wood and cow-dung cakes, with a post at the centre to stand for Prahlad; wind raw cotton thread around it
At the Pradosh muhurat, after Bhadra has ended, set out a water pot and a thali with kumkum, akshat, flowers, coconut, sesame and grains
Take a sankalpa (a stated intention), worship the pyre, and light it from the east side
Offer coconut, new wheat ears and roasted gram to the fire, and walk around it in parikrama
Some families apply a little of the ash afterwards as a protective mark

Regional Variations

West Bengal & Odisha

The full-moon day is Dol Purnima / Dol Jatra, centred on Radha-Krishna images swung on decorated palanquins; Shantiniketan holds the Basanta Utsav spring festival.

Kerala

Known as Ukuli or Manjal Kuli, observed mainly by the Konkani and Kudumbi communities with temple rituals and turmeric water rather than coloured powder.

Goa & Maharashtra

Celebrated as Shigmo (Goa) and Shimga (Maharashtra), with folk-dance parades and a Rang Panchami colour day.

Kumaon (Uttarakhand)

Marked by Baithaki and Khadi Holi — sung, music-centred gatherings before the colour play.

Related Festivals & Vrats

Holi

Notes: Date and timings shown are computed for New Delhi, India using Swiss Ephemeris. Computed via the Udaya Tithi (tithi prevailing at sunrise) convention and the purnimanta month naming both already used by /api/panchang and vrat_engine.py's Janmashtami/Shraddha types. A tithi that never touches a sunrise (Kshaya) falls back to a midday-anchor scan instead of returning no date — see module docstring's Kshaya Tithi finding; one spanning two sunrises (Vriddhi) can still produce two consecutive dates, unresolved beyond the plain rule. Confirmed Mar 3, 2026 against multiple sources using the plain sunrise/Udaya Tithi rule — no evening-anchor override needed despite the evening bonfire, unlike Maha Shivaratri/Diwali. Always cross-check with your family priest for a personalised Muhurat.

Panchang for Holika Dahan Day Choghadiya Muhurat

Frequently Asked Questions

Holika Dahan 2027 mein kab hai?

Holika Dahan 2027 mein Monday, 22 March ko hai (New Delhi ke panchang ke anusaar). Tithi: Phalguna, Shukla Paksha, Purnima. Yeh tithi 06:22 PM, Mar 21 se 04:13 PM, Mar 22 tak rehti hai. Apne shehar ke hisaab se samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.

Holika Dahan kab se kab tak hai?

Holika Dahan 22 March se shuru hota hai. Avadhi: Evening.

Why does this festival's date change every year on the Gregorian calendar?

Most Hindu festivals are set by the lunar Hindu calendar (a specific Tithi within a specific lunar month), not the solar Gregorian calendar used internationally. Since a lunar year runs roughly 11 days shorter than a solar year, the same Tithi lands on a different Gregorian date each year — this is normal and expected, not an error.