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Holi 1964 date
Sunday, 29 March 1964
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 08:16 AM, Saturday, 28 March 1964 → 09:04 AM, Sunday, 29 March 1964
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:51
- Sunset18:13
- Fasting window (tithi)1964-03-28 · 08:16 → 09:04
- Parana (tithi ends)09:04
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 1964
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1964
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1964
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1964
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1964
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1964
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1964
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1964
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1964
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1964
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1964
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1964
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 1964
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1964
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1964
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1964
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1964
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1964
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1964
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1964
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1964
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1964
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1964
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1964
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1964
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1964
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1964
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1964
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1964
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1964
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