Dol Purnima 2023: Date, Tithi, Time, Shubh Muhurat, Vidhi, Rituals, Significance of the Auspicious Day

Dol Purnima, also known as Dol Jatra, Doul Utsav or Deul, is a major Holi festival of Braj, West Bengal, Odisha and Assam. The festival is celebrated on a full moon day and is dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha, and it often coincides with the day of the north-Indian festival of Holi. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the Bangla month - Falgun. The day also marks the last festival of the year as per the Bengali calendar. In 2023, Dol Purnima or Dol Jatra will be celebrated on March 7. On this day, the procession of Lord Krishna is taken through the streets while devotees play Holi with Lord Krishna. As we celebrate Dol Purnima 2023, here’s all you need to know about Dol Purnima 2023 date and tithi timings, Shubh Muhurat, Vidhi, Rituals and more. Dol Purnima 2023 Greetings: Share These Messages, Wishes, HD Pictures, Quotes With Your Loved Ones and Enjoy to the Fullest.

Dol Purnima 2023 Date

Dol Purnima 2023 will be celebrated on March 7.

Dol Purnima 2023 Timings

The Purnima Tithi begins on March 6, 2023, at 2.47 pm and ends on March 7, 2023, at 4.39 pm.

Rituals

On the day of Dol Purnima, a deity of Krishna and his beloved Radha is adorned and besmeared with coloured powder (Abir). In Brajvasi, Bengali, Odia and Assamese traditions, the deity is taken out in procession in a swinging palanquin decorated with flowers, leaves, coloured clothes and papers. The procession proceeds with the music. In Odisha, women wash their courtyards with cow dung and decorate them with rice powder and flowers. Milk items like homemade curd and 'panchamrit' are offered. In villages, drinks made of curd are distributed among people and rejoice by putting Vermillion on each other.

Significance and celebrations

Dol Purnima is an auspicious occasion celebrated by people of the Hindu community with great fanfare. The first day of Dol is known as gondh. On this day, Lord Krishna becomes ready to visit Ghunucha's place (one of Krishna's wives). His followers make a bonfire in front of the kirtan-ghar and with the beat of Vaishnavite drums, the idol of Krishna is carried round the firework and then to the doul. The second day of Dol is known as Bhor-Dol, which is celebrated for just one day in the month of Chot and two or three days in the month of Phalgun. The third day of Dol is also spent in the same manner as that of the second day. The last and fourth day of the Doul festival is called Sueri.

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