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Holi 1931 date
Thursday, 5 March 1931
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 04:06 PM, Wednesday, 4 March 1931 → 12:20 PM, Thursday, 5 March 1931
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:17
- Sunset18:02
- Fasting window (tithi)1931-03-04 · 16:06 → 12:20
- Parana (tithi ends)12:20
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 1931
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1931
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1931
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 1931
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1931
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 1931
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1931
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1931
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 1931
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1931
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1931
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 1931
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1931
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1931
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1931
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1931
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1931
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 1931
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1931
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1931
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1931
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1931
- Dhanteras — 7 November 1931
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1931
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 1931
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1931
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1931
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1931
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 1931
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 1931
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