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Holi 1905 date
Wednesday, 22 March 1905
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 10:22 AM, Tuesday, 21 March 1905 → 06:34 AM, Wednesday, 22 March 1905
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Sunset18:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1905-03-21 · 10:22 → 06:34
- Parana (tithi ends)06:34
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Holi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaHoli — Frequently Asked Questions
Why must Holika Dahan avoid Bhadra?
Bhadra (the Vishti karana) is held to spoil auspicious fire rites. The dahan is performed in pradosh kaal only after Bhadra has ended; if Bhadra covers the whole evening, it is deferred to the night.
Is Holi celebrated on one day or two?
Two. Holika Dahan is on the evening of Phalguna Purnima; Rangwali Holi, the colour, is the following morning on Chaitra Krishna Pratipada.
What is done with the ash from the bonfire?
It is applied to the forehead the next morning before the colours begin, as a mark that what was spent has been surrendered to the fire.
Other major festivals in 1905
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1905
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1905
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 1905
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1905
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1905
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1905
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 1905
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1905
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1905
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1905
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1905
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1905
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1905
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1905
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1905
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1905
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1905
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1905
- Maha Navami — 7 October 1905
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1905
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1905
- Dhanteras — 26 October 1905
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1905
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 1905
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1905
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 1905
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1905
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 12 November 1905
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 12 November 1905
- Hindu Festivals 1905 →