Holi Bhai Dooj 2025: Is it celebrated on March 15 or 16? Know Bhratri Dwitiya exact date & time

Holi Bhai Dooj 2025 Date: Holi, also known as the festival of colours, is celebrated every year with great joy. This vibrant festival is accompanied by other special occasions, such as Holika Dahan and Holi Bhai Dooj. Holika Dahan is celebrated the day before Holi. And Holi Bhai Dooj, also called Bhratri Dwitiya, takes place two days after Holi. We already wrote about Holika Dahan which you can read here.

Today going learn about Holi Bhai Dooj which is observed on the fifth and final day of the Hindu month of Phalguna, especially in India. In 2025, Holi Bhai Dooj will be celebrated on Sunday, March 16. Similar to Raksha Bandhan, this festival symbolises the love and bond between brothers and sisters. Many people celebrate it in a grand way.

Know the auspicious time, date, history, and importance of the festival

Holi Bhai Dooj 2025 date & time

The Holi Bhai Dooj is celebrated this year on Sunday, March 16. Dwitiya Tithi started on March 15, 2025, at 2.33 pm, which will continue till today March 16, 2025, at 04.58 pm.

Significance of Holi Bhai Dooj

According to Hindu beliefs, on this special day, Lord Yama, the god of death, visited his sister Yamuna. She warmly welcomed him, applied a tilak on his forehead, and treated him with delicious sweets. Touched by her love and care, Lord Yama declared that anyone who received a tilak from their sister on this day would be blessed with a long and prosperous life.

Holi Bhai Dooj is a beautiful celebration of the strong bond between brothers and sisters. It reminds us to value and cherish the love and connection we share with our siblings.

How to Celebrate Holi Bhai Dooj 2025?

On Holi Bhai Dooj, sisters perform a special prayer (puja) for their brothers. They apply a tilak on their brother¡¯s forehead, offer sweets, and perform an aarti (a ritual with a lit lamp). In return, brothers give gifts to their sisters and promise to protect them always. It is believed that sisters have the power to bless their brothers with a happy, healthy, and long life, while brothers have the duty to look after their sisters.

Holi Bhai Dooj 2025: Rituals and Traditions

• Take an early morning bath.
• Clean the house and the puja (prayer) room.
• Prepare special festive dishes, including sweets like kheer and halwa.
• Sisters prepare a puja thali with roli (sacred red powder), unbroken rice grains, sweets, and a small earthen lamp.
• Sisters apply tilak using roli and unbroken rice on their brothers¡¯ foreheads, light the lamp, and perform aarti.
• Offer sweets to the brothers as a blessing.
• Exchange gifts as a token of love.
• Women who do not have brothers can worship the Moon God by offering water (Arghya), sweets, and performing aarti.
• Holi Bhai Dooj is a wonderful occasion to strengthen family ties and show appreciation for the bond between siblings.

(Note: Dates/timings may be subject to change; details mentioned here are as per the information available.)

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