Festival dates · पर्व तिथि
When is Holi?होली कब है?
Holi is the festival of colours, played the morning after Holika Dahan to welcome spring with gulal, music and sweets.
Next · Holi 2027
Monday, 22 March 2027
सोमवार, 22 मार्च 2027
Holi 2027: timings and muhurat →Holi dates· तिथियाँ
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: The day after Phalguna Purnima, as Chaitra begins.
Holi, the day of colours (Dhulandi), is the morning after Holika Dahan.
Dates are calculated for New Delhi; elsewhere they can fall a day earlier or later. Month names follow the Purnimanta calendar used in North India, where a month ends on Purnima. How we calculate
About Holi· महत्व
Holi celebrates spring and the playful love of Radha and Krishna. In Braj it lasts for days: Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon, flower Holi in Vrindavan's temples, and colour across Mathura.
It is also a social festival. People visit friends and neighbours, old quarrels are set aside, and homes make gujiya, malpua and thandai.
How Holi is observed· विधि
- Play with gulal and natural colours in the morning.
- Visit family and friends and share gujiya and thandai.
- Sing Holi songs and bhajans of Radha and Krishna.
Across India: Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon, Phoolon wali Holi in Vrindavan, Dol Jatra and Basanta Utsav in West Bengal and Odisha, and Hola Mohalla in Punjab the next day.
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Related festivals· संबंधित पर्व
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Holi?
The next Holi is on Monday, 22 March 2027 (New Delhi).
When is Holi in 2026?
Holi 2026: Wednesday, 4 March 2026.
When is Holi in 2027?
Holi 2027: Monday, 22 March 2027.
When is Holi in 2028?
Holi 2028: Saturday, 11 March 2028.
होली कब है?
होली 2027 सोमवार, 22 मार्च 2027 को है (नई दिल्ली)।