Falgun Purnima Tithi will start at 4.17 pm on 6th March 2023 and Purnima Tithi will end on 7th March. In this context, Holika will be lit somewhere today and tomorrow. Holika will burn in Varanasi and Ujjain today i.e. on both the 6th and 7th day.
Purnima Tithi is on both March 6 and March 7 due to differences in the calendar. Yes, the whole night of Monday, 6th March will be Purnima Tithi and it will remain throughout the day on Tuesday. Holika Dahan is done after sunset on a full moon day. That's why now there is doubt as to when Holika Dahan should be done. So let's know according to Panchang, the auspicious time and method of Holika Dahan in your city-
Falgun Purnima 2023
Falgun Purnima Tithi will start at 4.17 pm on March 6, 2023, and Purnima Tithi will end on March 7, 2023, at 6.09 pm. So let's know when is the auspicious time of Holika Dahan in your city-
Holika Dahan auspicious time in your city
Varanasi - 12.40 AM - 05.56 AM (Intervening night of March 6-7)
Ujjain - 12.40 AM- 05.56 AM (intervening night of March 6-7)
New Delhi - 06.24 PM- 08.51 PM (7 March 2023)
Patna - 05.54 PM - 06.09 PM (7 March 2023)
Mumbai - 06.46 PM - 08.52 PM (7 March 2023)
Jaipur - 06.31 PM - 08.58 PM (7 March 2023)
Ranchi - 05.54 PM - 06.09 PM (7 March 2023)
Bhopal - 06.26 PM - 08.52 PM (7 March 2023)
Chandigarh - 06.25 PM - 08.53 PM (7 March 2023)
Kolkata - 05.42 PM - 06.09 PM (7 March 2023)
Raipur - 06.10 PM - 08.36 PM (7 March 2023)
Bengaluru - 06.29 PM - 08.54 PM (7 March 2023)
Ahmedabad - 06.45 PM - 09.11 PM (7 March 2023)
Hyderabad - 06.24 PM - 08.49 PM (7 March 2023)
Holika Puja Method
Before Holika Dahan, take a bath for Holika Mai Puja and take the Puja plate in the afternoon or evening before sunset. After this sit facing east or north direction, first of all, offer a garland made of cow dung cake to Holika. After this offer roli, akshat, fruits, flowers, garland, turmeric, moong, jaggery, gulal, rang, satnaja, wheat earrings, sugarcane and gram etc. After this, tie a kava on Holika, circumambulate it 5 or 7 times and offer water at the end.
After this, pray to Holika Mai for happiness and prosperity.