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Holi 1971 date
Saturday, 13 March 1971
Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Pratipada
Tithi window: 08:06 AM, Friday, 12 March 1971 → 10:41 AM, Saturday, 13 March 1971
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:09
- Sunset18:05
- Fasting window (tithi)1971-03-12 · 08:06 → 10:41
- Parana (tithi ends)10:41
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 1971
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1971
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1971
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1971
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1971
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1971
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1971
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1971
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1971
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1971
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1971
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1971
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1971
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1971
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 25 August 1971
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1971
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1971
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1971
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1971
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1971
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1971
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1971
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1971
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1971
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1971
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1971
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 1971
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1971
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1971
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1971
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