Holika Dahan 2021 / Today Holika Dahan, Katha and Puja Vidhi will also be known in this Muhurta.

In Holika Dahan, a tree branch is buried in the ground and covered with wood, kande or dung from all sides and lit in a certain muhurta. In this, burnt cow dung cakes, new wheat earrings and herbs are burnt so that a person can get health all year round and all his evil bulls are consumed in the fire. There is also a tradition of bringing wood ash into the house on Holika Dahan and tilak it. This time Holika Dahan will be done on March 28.

How is Holika Dahan done?

A dry tree is placed a few days before at the place where Holika is combusted. On the day of Holika Dahan, fire is put on it with sticks, grass, straw and dung. In the auspicious time of Holika Dahan, fire should be lit by a senior member of the family. Holika Dahan is also called Chhoti Holi in many places. On the next day, the festival of Holi is celebrated by applying color to each other.

Holi mythology

Many stories related to Holi are found in the chronicles-mythology. The story of Hiranyakashyap and devotee Prahlada is most special in this. According to the legend, Prahlada, son of Asura Hiranyakashyap, was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, but this thing did not like Hiranyakashyap at all. He entrusted the child Prahlada with devotion to God to his sister Holika, who had the boon that fire could not burn her body.

For the purpose of killing Bhaktaraja Prahlada, Holika took her on her lap and entered the fire, but due to the grace of Prahlada's devotion and the grace of God, Holika herself was burnt in the fire. There was no damage to Prahlada's body in the fire.

Holika Dahan Muhurta

Holika Dahan on Sunday, March 28, 2021

Holika Dahan Muhurta - 06:00 PM to 06PM

Duration - 02 hours 20 minutes

Four auspicious times

Abhijeet Muhurta - 28th March 12 07 07 minutes to 12 56 minutes

Amrit Kaal - On March 28 from 11 in the morning to 04 in the afternoon to 12 in the afternoon

Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga - On March 28 from 6 in the morning to 26 in the evening at 5 o'clock in the evening

Amritasiddhi Yoga - From 5.36 am in the morning of 28 March to 6: 25 in the morning of March 29