India is finally recovering from the adverse effects of COVID-19 and the arrival of Holi 2022 is what the people of India needed. The festival of colours, Holi is finally here and the people of India are all prepped up to celebrate the new year (as per the Hindu calendar). After lighting the flame on Holika Dahan, people generally celebrate Holi on the next day by pouring colours on their loved ones. Similarly, Holika Dahan 2022 will be celebrated on March 17 which will mark the start of the festival Holi 2022.
However, this year, people are wondering when is Holi 2022 despite the fact that Holika Dahan will be celebrated on March 17. The confusion revolving around Holi 2022 date lies the 'Graha & dosh' (planetary alignment) in the Hindu. Holi 2022 date confusion is when to celebrate the festival of colours i.e on March 18 or March 19? For those who are wondering when is Holi 2022 or Holi 2022 date and why it is being celebrated one day after Holika Dahan 2022 can read further:
Holi 2022 Date & why it is being celebrated a day after Holika Dahan 2022
This year Holi 2022 is being celebrated on two days i.e. on March 18 and 19. While the Holika Dahan 2022 will be celebrated on March 17, people might prefer to celebrate the Holi 2022 a data after i.e. on March 19 keeping the planetary alignment in mind. For those who are wondering why there are two Holi 2022 dates, the reason lies in the Hindu calendar. As per the Hindu Calendar, this year the full moon date (Purnima) is falling for two days. Also, due to the presence of 'Bhadrakal' on the full moon date (Purnima), there is confusion among the people regarding Holi and Holika Dahan.
Holi 2022 date and Holika Dahan 2022 date
According to Hindu mythology, Holika Dahan should be done after sunset on the full moon date (Poornima), but if there is Bhadrakal in the meantime, then Holika Dahan should not be done in Bhadrakal, for this one should have to wait for the end of Bhadrakal. It is very important to have a Purnima date with the presence of Bhadrakal for Holika Dahan. Bhadrakal is considered inauspicious in Hindu scriptures. It is believed that any work done in Bhadrakal is not successful and gives inauspicious results. Accordingly, if we look at the Panchang, Holi should be celebrated on March 19 (when is Holi in 2022).
This year the full moon date (Poornima) will start from 01:29 pm on 17 March 2022 and will last till 12:52 pm on 18 March. Whereas Bhadrakal will start from 01:19 on March 17 itself and will remain till 12:58 in the night, so Holika Dahan (When is Holika Dahan in 2022) will not be celebrated in the evening due to Bhadrakal. Since the night time for Holika Dahan has been considered above, in such a situation Holika Dahan will be possible after Bhadrakal ends at 12:58. The auspicious time for performing Holika Dahan at night is from 12:58 am to 2:12 pm.