March 2026
Phalguna Purnima
फाल्गुन पूर्णिमा
📅 3 March 2026
🌕 Quick Info
Phalguna Purnima — the full moon before Holi. Holika Dahan bonfire is lit this evening. Bathe in holy rivers and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu.
फाल्गुन पूर्णिमा — होली से पहले की पूर्णिमा। इसी शाम होलिका दहन होता है। पवित्र नदियों में स्नान और विष्णु पूजा करें।
About this festival
Full moon day of the Phalguna month. Holika Dahan is performed on this evening, making it doubly significant as the night before Holi and a sacred Purnima for worship and charity.
फाल्गुन महीने की पूर्णिमा। इसी शाम होलिका दहन होता है, जो इसे होली की पूर्व संध्या और पूजा-दान की पवित्र रात बनाता है।
✨ Key Significance
- Holy river bathing
- Holika Dahan in the evening
- Satya Narayan Puja
- charity and fasting
🙏 How to Observe
- Begin the day with sankalp and short prayer.
- Include: Holy river bathing.
- Include: Holika Dahan in the evening.
- Include: Satya Narayan Puja.
- Conclude with gratitude, prasad, and positive resolve.
📆 March Guidance
Renewal, forgiveness, and spring celebrations.
- Community celebration with respect
- Natural colors and sattvic prasad
- Resolve for positive conduct
📝 Detailed Notes
Phalguna Purnima is the full moon that marks the end of the Phalguna lunar month (mid-February to mid-March). It is one of the most festive full moons in the Hindu calendar, as the Holika Dahan bonfire ritual is performed on this evening.
Observances on this day:
- Take an early morning bath, preferably in a river or with sacred water.
- Perform Satya Narayan Katha or a simple Vishnu puja at home.
- Light incense, offer flowers, and share prasad with family.
- In the evening, participate in or witness Holika Dahan near your community.
Spiritual significance:
- The day symbolises the end of the winter season and the onset of spring.
- Holika Dahan in the evening represents the victory of devotion (Prahlada) over arrogance (Hiranyakashipu).
- The full moon light is considered deeply purifying and auspicious for new intentions.
- Fasting, charity, and quiet prayer in the morning are especially meritorious on all Purnima days.