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Holi 1957 date
Saturday, 16 March 1957
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 07:49 AM, Saturday, 16 March 1957 → 04:32 AM, Sunday, 17 March 1957
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Sunset18:07
- Fasting window (tithi)07:49 → 1957-03-17 · 04:32
- Parana (tithi ends)04:321957-03-17
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 1957
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1957
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1957
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1957
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1957
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1957
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1957
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1957
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1957
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1957
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1957
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1957
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1957
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1957
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1957
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1957
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1957
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1957
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1957
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1957
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1957
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1957
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1957
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1957
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1957
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1957
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1957
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1957
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1957
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