होलीHoli

Also called Holika Dahan · Phalguna Purnima · Rangapanchami

The bonfire on the night of the full moon, in which Holikā burned and Prahlāda did not, and the colour thrown the next morning.

When it falls

The full moon of Phālguna for Holikā Dahana, and the day after for the colours.

The tithi, not a date — the calendar date is a pañchāṅga reckoning and differs by region. Check your local pañchāṅga for this year.

The Reading

The Narasiṃha texts belong to this night — Prahlāda is why the fire is lit — and the Vṛndāvana Kṛṣṇa songs to the morning after.

  1. 1श्रीनृसिंहकवचम्Narasimha KavachamPrahlada (from Brahmanda Purana)Read →
  2. 2प्रह्लादकृतं नृसिंह स्तोत्रम्Prahlada Krita Narasimha StotramPrahlada (Lakshmi Narayani Samhita)Read →
  3. 3श्री हर्यष्टकम् (प्रह्लाद कृतम्)Shri Haryashtakam (Prahlada Kritam)From Vishnu PuranaRead →
  4. 4ॐ जय श्री कृष्ण हरेKrishna Aarti (Om Jai Shri Krishna Hare)Read →
  5. 5श्री राधा कृष्ण अष्टकम्Shri Radha Krishna AshtakamTraditionalRead →

More for Holi

48 further texts in the library belong to this occasion.

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