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Festival of Colours, with Holika Dahan

Holi 2027 Date: Monday, 22 March 2027

Holi 2027 is on Monday, 22 March 2027, Purnima (Shukla paksha) of Phalguna.

Updated 4 Oct 2026 · dates for New Delhi

Quick facts

Holika Dahan (evening)
Sunday, 21 March 2027
Rangwali Holi
Monday, 22 March 2027
Hindu date
Purnima (Shukla paksha)
Phalguna
Tithi begins / ends
6:22 PM → 4:14 PM, 22 Mar
Pradosh Kaal
6:33 PM – 8:57 PM
Sunrise · Sunset (New Delhi)
6:23 AM · 6:33 PM
Vikram Samvat
2083 (Gujarati: 2083)

Dates

YearDateHindu date
2027Monday, 22 March 2027Purnima (Shukla paksha)Open in calendar

Dates are for New Delhi. Dates that have already passed are not listed. Later years are added once they have been checked.

About Holi

Holi is the spring festival of colours. It is celebrated in two parts: Holika Dahan, a bonfire lit on the evening of Phalguna Purnima, and Rangwali Holi (Dhulandi) the next day, when people throw coloured powder and water and share sweets. The bonfire recalls the story of Prahlad and Holika and the victory of devotion over arrogance.

The festival also marks the arrival of spring and the end of the winter harvest season, and in many places the days before it are spent preparing the pyre.

How the date is decided

Holika Dahan is performed on Phalguna Purnima in the evening (Pradosh) when Purnima is running. The first half of Purnima carries Bhadra (Vishti karana), which is avoided for the fire: if Bhadra ends before midnight, the fire is lit after it ends, and if it lasts beyond midnight, the fire is still lit that night after Pradosh. Rangwali Holi is the following day.

How it is observed

Puja vidhi: how to do the puja

  1. In the days before, help gather wood and cow-dung cakes (upla) for the community Holika pyre.
  2. On the evening of Holika Dahan, at the muhurat after sunset, offer water, roli, akshat, flowers, raw cotton thread, turmeric, moong, batashe, a coconut and ears of new wheat or barley to the pyre.
  3. Wind the raw cotton thread around the pyre three or seven times while walking around it, and pray for the family.
  4. After the fire is lit, roast the new grain in it and share it as prasad.
  5. The next morning play Holi with colours (natural colours are kindest to skin and water), visit family and friends and share gujiya and sweets.

Puja samagri checklist

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Katha: Prahlad and Holika

The demon king Hiranyakashipu had won a boon that made him almost impossible to kill, and he demanded to be worshipped as god. His own son Prahlad would worship only Vishnu, and nothing the king did could change him.

At last the king's sister Holika, who had a shawl that fire could not burn, sat in a blazing pyre with Prahlad on her lap. The shawl flew from her to cover Prahlad; Holika burned and the boy walked out unharmed. Soon after, Vishnu appeared as Narasimha and ended Hiranyakashipu. The Holika fire marks the victory of faith over arrogance.

Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे। भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का। सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूँ मैं किसकी। तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूँ मैं जिसकी॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी। पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता। मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति। किस विधि मिलूँ दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ दीन-बन्धु दुःख-हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे। अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपनी शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥ विषय-विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा। श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥
Read it in Roman letters
Om jay jagdish hare, swami jay jagdish hare Bhakta janon ke sankat, das janon ke sankat, kshan men dur kare om jay jagdish hare Jo dhyave phal pave, duhkh binse man ka, swami duhkh binse man ka Sukh sampatti ghar ave, kashta mite tan ka om jay jagdish hare Mat pita tum mere, sharan gahun main kiski, swami sharan gahun main kiski Tum bin aur na duja, as karun main jiski om jay jagdish hare Tum puran parmatma, tum antaryami, swami tum antaryami Parabrahma parmeshvar, tum sab ke swami om jay jagdish hare Tum karuna ke sagar, tum palankarta, swami tum palankarta Main sevak tum swami, kripa karo bharta om jay jagdish hare Tum ho ek agochar, sabke pranapti, swami sabke pranapti Kis vidhi milun dayamay, tumko main kumti om jay jagdish hare Din-bandhu duhkh-harta, thakur tum mere, swami rakshak tum mere Apne hath uthao, apni sharan lagao, dvar para tere om jay jagdish hare Vishay-vikar mitao, pap haro deva, swami pap haro deva Shraddha bhakti barhao, santan ki seva om jay jagdish hare

Written by Pandit Shardha Ram Phillauri in the 1870s and sung at the end of almost every Vishnu puja. Words vary slightly between families.

Holi 2027 in other cities

CityDateCompared with New Delhi
New DelhiMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
LondonMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
New YorkMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
TorontoMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
SydneyTuesday, 23 March 20271 day later
DubaiMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
SingaporeTuesday, 23 March 20271 day later
JohannesburgMonday, 22 March 2027same as New Delhi
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Frequently asked questions

When is Holi in 2027?

Holi 2027 falls on Monday, 22 March 2027 (New Delhi). The tithi runs from 6:22 PM to 4:14 PM, 22 Mar. Holika Dahan is the evening before, on Sunday, 21 March 2027.

Why does the date of Holi change every year?

Holi follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. It is tied to Purnima (Shukla paksha) of the month of Phalguna, not to a fixed Gregorian date. A lunar year is about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the date moves earlier by roughly that much each year, until a leap month (Adhik Maas) is added and it jumps back.

Is Holi on the same day everywhere?

Not always. In Sydney, Singapore the date differs from New Delhi, because tithis are read at local sunrise or sunset and these places are many hours away from India. Use the city table above, or the calendar with your own location.

See it in the calendar. Open the Vikram Samvat calendar for March 2027 and change the city to get dates for your own sunrise.

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