Pan-India · 2026
The panchang rule
The bonfire (Holika Dahan) is lit on the Purnima (full moon) of Phalguna; the play of colours (Rangwali Holi) follows the next day, Chaitra Krishna Pratipada. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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Holi falls on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.
Holi is set by the panchang — The bonfire (Holika Dahan) is lit on the Purnima (full moon) of Phalguna; the play of colours (Rangwali Holi) follows the next day, Chaitra Krishna Pratipada. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
