Holashtak begins ahead of Holi and Dhuleti festivals 2021

Holashtak begins ahead of Holi and Dhuleti festivals 2021

Ahmedabad: Holashtak has begin today on March 21, ahead of festivals of Holi and Dhuleti. For a period of 8 days, auspicious occasions such as wedding, sagai, bhoomi upjan, vastu etc will not take place.

Holashtak begins 8 days ahead of Holi. While Holi falls on Fagan Sud Punam, Holashtak’s 8-day period begins on Fagan Sud Aatham. Accordingly, for this year, Holashtak began at 7.11 am today.

Holasthak ends on the evening of Holi when Holika dahan (Holi bonfire) is over. This year, Holika dahan will take place on March 28 during 6.50 to 7.35 pm in Amrut Siddhi Yog mahurat.

As per Hindu conventions in Gujarat, auspicious start, launch, occasions don’t take place ahead of Uttarayan, ahead of Holi, in Shraddh paksh and in Adhik mas (additional month). DeshGujarat