Holika Dahan 2025: Holika is set on fire only during the auspicious time on Holika Dahan, it is believed that this brings purity in the house and environment and increases happiness and prosperity in the family. See the auspicious time of Holika Dahan.
Holika Dahan 2025 Time Muhurat : Holika Dahan will be held on March 13 on the full moon date of Phalgun month. This year the festival of Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 14. The importance of Holika Dahan is doubled a day before Holi. On this day, the fire of Holika Dahan destroys negative energy and happiness comes into life. Holika Dahan
Auspicious time of Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan is on March 13, Holika Dahan is done in the evening on this day, but on March 13, Bhadra will start from 06:57 pm and it will end at 10:22 pm.
There is an auspicious time of about 1 hour for Holika Dahan. The best time for Holika Dahan is from 11:26 pm to 12:30 pm on March 13.
Holika Dahan Puja Vidhi
- Woods, cow dung cakes and other burning materials are collected at the place of Holika Dahan.
- After this, Holika is set on fire after duly worshipping on the auspicious time of Holika Dahan.
- On the night of Holi, light a lamp near Holika and in any temple. At the time of Holika Dahan, all the family members should do three or seven parikramas of Holika.
- At the time of Holika Dahan, coconut, grains, cow dung cakes and worship material should be put in Holika.
- While doing parikrama of Holika, three, five or seven garlands of raw cotton are tied around it. Then offer the water of the Kalash in front of Holika.
Holika Dahan Katha
Prahlad’s father Hiranyakashipu was an enemy of Lord Vishnu. He was strongly opposed to his son’s devotion to Lord Vishnu. When Prahlad refused to obey Hiranyakashipu, Hiranyakashipu ordered his sister, the demoness Holika, to kill Prahlad. Holika had a divine shawl gifted by Lord Brahma to protect her from fire.
Holika planned to kill Prahlad by burning him in a huge fire. Holika sat in the fire with Prahlad, but by the infinite grace of Lord Vishnu, the divine shawl protected Prahlad from the fire instead of Holika.
According to folklore, after the fire was lit, Prahlad started chanting the name of Lord Vishnu. When Lord Vishnu saw his beloved devotee in trouble, he ordered a gust of wind to blow the shawl from Holika onto his devotee Prahlad. That is why the demoness Holika was burnt to ashes in the huge fire and due to the grace of Lord Vishnu and the magical shawl, Prahlad did not suffer any harm.
