Holika Dahan 2024: According to Hindu calendar calculations, the full moon date of Shukla Paksha of the Phalgun month will fall on March 24, 2024, starting at 09.54 am and lasting until 12.29 pm. It is believed to be lucky to burn Holika during Purnima Tithi and Bhadra Mukt Kaal. Under these circumstances, Holika Dahan will take place on March 24 and Holi with Colors on March 25.
Holika Dahan is best enjoyed between 11:13 p.m. and 12:27 a.m. It follows that Holika celebrations at this time will be fortunate. Renowned astrologer Pandit Manoj Kumar Dwivedi of Kanpur stated that worshiping Holika on the night of Holika will lessen the flaws that are present in any person’s horoscope, as per Vedic texts.
Furthermore, it is possible to remove Pitra and Shani doshas by worshiping Holika. The flaws are removed by circling the fire on Holika Dahan and toasting sugarcane. One can also erase their planetary impediments by circling Holika.
Give Holika Dahan these great measures.
- When family members go around Holika together at Holika Dahan, it is considered auspicious. Add the flaxseed, wheat, peas, and gram to Holika while performing parikrama. This is regarded as a certain strategy for accumulating riches.
- It is said that on the eve of Holi, one should burn a ghee lamp beneath a peepal tree and circle it seven times. All of life’s challenges can be overcome by doing this. After Holika Dahan, the following day, one should go to the temple and make gulal offerings to God before playing Holi.When added during Holika, camphor eliminates the dangerous bacteria that are all around us.
- Offer Holika some mustard seeds as a way of honoring Goddess Lakshmi during the Dahan festival. By doing this, the home receives the goddess Lakshmi’s blessings.
Essential guidelines and practices for worshiping Holika Dahan
- Hindu scriptures state that Holika Dahan should only be done after Pradosh Kaal, or the hour after sunset, on the Purnima tithi. Prior to burning, the Holika puja holds particular significance for the happiness, harmony, and prosperity within the home.
- Sit facing north or east and worship Holika. Puja supplies including roli, flowers, a garland, coconut, raw cotton, whole turmeric, moong, gulal, five different kinds of grains, ears of wheat, and a pot of water should be included in the puja thali.
- It is auspicious to perform seven parikramas with the family and wrap raw yarn around Holika. Following ritual devotion, offer water to Holika. Then, during Bhadra Mukt Kaal, burn Holika after dusk.
- Holika Dahan’s ashes are held in high regard. Therefore, all illnesses and sorrows are eliminated by applying this ash to the body the morning after Holika Dahan.
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