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Holika Dahan: Rituals, Mantras, and Significance Explained

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News18•27-02-2026, 14:15

Holika Dahan: Rituals, Mantras, and Significance Explained

•Holika Dahan, celebrated on Phalguna Purnima, symbolizes the triumph of good over evil and marks the beginning of Holi.
•This year, Holika Dahan will be observed on the night of March 2, according to the Vedic calendar.
•Proper worship before Holika Dahan involves offerings like roli, rice, turmeric, flowers, coconut, wheat stalks, and cow dung cakes.
•Performing seven circumambulations (parikrama) clockwise around the Holika fire is considered ideal; a minimum of three is acceptable.
•Chant the mantra "Om Namah Vasudeva" during Holika Dahan, remembering devotee Prahlad's unwavering faith in Lord Vishnu.

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