- By Simran Srivastav
- Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:36 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Choti Holi or better known as Holika Dahan is celebrated across India today (March 17). Choti Holi is celebrated a day before Badi Holi and also marks the victory of good over evil. As per the Hindu calendar, Choti Holi or Holika Dahan is celebrated every year on the full moon day of Shukla Paksha of Phalgun month. On this day, people lit bonfires in order to remove negativity from their life and pray for the well-being of their families.
Holika Dahan 2022 Date: 17th March
Holika Dahan 2022 Time: 09:06 PM to 10:16 PM
Holika Dahan 2022 Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
According to drikpanchang.com, Holika Dahan should be done during Pradosh Kaal (which starts after sunset) while Purnimasi Tithi is prevailing. Bhadra prevails during the first half of Purnimasi Tithi and all good work should be avoided when Bhadra prevails.
Bhadra Punchha - 09:06 PM to 10:16 PM
Bhadra Mukha - 10:16 PM to 12:13 AM, Mar 18
Holika Dahan during Pradosh with Bhadra
Purnima Tithi Begins - 01:29 PM on Mar 17, 2022
Purnima Tithi Ends - 12:47 PM on Mar 18, 2022
According to the Puranas, it is on this day Lord Narasimha killed demon King Hiranyakashipu for his evil deeds. King Hiranyakashipu was granted the boon of immortality by Lord Brahma. His son, Prahlada, was a devotee of Lord Vishnu, and he refused to worship his father as a god. Thus, Hiranyakashipu asked his sister, Holika, to kill Prahlada. Holika tried to kill Prahlada by luring him to sit on a bonfire with her, and she had a special cloth that prevented her from getting harmed by fire.
Prahlada prayed to Lord Vishnu to keep him safe, and Lord Vishnu saved him by summoning the gust of wind. That special cloth fell on Prahlada, and Holika was burnt to death. Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of Narasimha, who was half-human and a half lion and killed Hiranyakashipu.
