Holi 2027: Holika Dahan, Dhulivandan and Rangpanchami Dates

Phalgun Pournima, called Hutashani Pournima in Marathi calendars, is the night of the Holi fire. In 2027 the pournima tithi begins at 6:22 pm on Sunday, 21 March, so Holika Dahan is that evening. Dhulivandan, the day of colours and a public holiday, is on Monday, 22 March. Pournima ends at 4:13 pm that day.

Shimga on the Konkan coast

In the Konkan, Holi is called Shimga and runs longer than in the rest of the state. Village deities are taken out in palkhis and carried from house to house, and the fire is lit at the village temple. Puranpoli is the usual food for the evening.

Rangpanchami

In Pune, Nashik, Indore and many other places, colours are played on Rangpanchami, five days after the pournima, more than on Dhulivandan. In 2027 that is Saturday, 27 March, which is also the fourth Saturday of the month, so banks are closed.

Two more dates fall close by. Sant Tukaram Beej, the day Tukaram Maharaj is believed to have left for Vaikuntha, is on 24 March at Dehu. Shivjayanti by tithi is on 25 March, the same day as Sankashti Chaturthi.

The full month is on the March 2027 Marathi calendar.