🪷 होलिका दहन · Holikā Dahana
📅 When is Holikā Dahana?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-03-13 | Thursday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-03-02 | Monday |
| 2027 | 2027-03-21 | Sunday |
Tradition
Tradition: Vaishnava
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 14,
"tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
"lunar_month": "Phālguna"
}Sources
- Bhāgavata 7.5
Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Sources and Connected Observances
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Holikā Dahanalocal festival mūrti-page · Vaishnava/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceHolikā Dahana computed on Thursday, 2025-03-132026 occurrenceHolikā Dahana computed on Monday, 2026-03-022027 occurrenceHolikā Dahana computed on Sunday, 2027-03-21ŚB 7.5local Bhāgavata route mirrored from festival source text: Bhāgavata 7.5BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundationtextual witnessesBhāgavata 7.5