The festival of Holi has a special significance in Hinduism. This holy festival of Holi is celebrated with pomp on the next day of the full moon day of Phalgun month. Holika Dahan is done on the night of Falgun Purnima, just before playing the colors. In such a situation, Holika Dahan will be done on March 17 in 2022, this day is falling on Thursday. While the colors of Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 18. Holikashtak takes place even before the festival of Holi. When Holikashtak takes place, then no auspicious work is done like marriage, shaving, engagement, home entry etc. Holashtak starts from the Ashtami date of Shukla Paksha of Falgun month. According to religious beliefs, 8 days before Holi, devotees started torturing Prahlad, due to which no auspicious work is done after Holikashtak. So let's know about Holika Dahan Muhurat and date of Holika Dahan in 2022.

Know Holika Dahan 2022 Date and Muhurta
According to the Hindu calendar, Falgun Purnima date has started from 01:29 pm on Thursday, March 17, which is going to remain till 12:47 pm on Friday, March 18, the next day. Holika Dahan takes place only on Falgun Purnima. In such a situation, Holika Dahan will be held on March 17, on the day of Falgun Purnima. This day is also known as Choti Holi.

Let us tell you that the auspicious time of Holika Dahan to be held on March 17 this year is going to be from 09:06 pm to 10:16 pm. On this day, only one hour and 10 minutes will be available for burning in the auspicious time.

Holi 2022 date
Let us tell you that on the next day of Holika Dahan, the festival of Dhulandi i.e. Holi with colors is celebrated. This year Holi will be played with pomp on Friday 18 March. The festival of Holi is considered to symbolize the victory of good over evil. On this day, everyone forgets caste and religion and play colors with different colors.

Along with this, Holi starts being played every year in Mathura, the city of Lord Krishna. Apart from this, Lathmar Holi of Barsane is famous not only in India but all over the world. People go from far and wide to Mathura especially to play Holi. It is said that even today Lord Krishna comes to Mathura to play Holi.

(The information given here is based on religious beliefs and folk beliefs, there is no scientific evidence for this. It has been presented here keeping in mind the general interest.)