Holi

Holi, the festival of colours, is played on Phalguna Purnima's following morning — 4 March 2026 in most North Indian calendars. Holika Dahan is the previous evening (3 March). Rajasthan adds its own grain: Lathmar-style play in some towns, gur-thandai, and temple colours at Nathdwara after the Mewar calendar.

The purnima-to-pratipada shift means the bonfire night and the colour morning are two panchang days. Travellers should not collapse them into one date.

Read your city panchang for 3 March (dahan) and 4 March (colour play) for tithi end, rahu kalam, and a calmer window if you have a family puja before the street play starts.