Rang Panchami 2023: Date, Time, Rituals And Significance

Holi is the festival of colours which starts from the full moon in the month of Falfun or Phalguna and it continues till the Chaitra month. As per the Hindu calendar, this year on 07 March 2023 Holika Dahan will be celebrated and on 08 March, the festival of colours, Holi will be observed.

Rang Panchami is observed on Phalgun Krushnapaksh Panchami i.e. the fifth day of the second fortnight of the month of Phalgun and it is a very auspicious day for the people of the Hindu community. This day is also known as Dev Panchami because, on this day, it is believed that deities play with colours and celebrate the festival of Holi. Scroll down the article to know about the date, time, rituals and significance related to this festival.

Rang Panchami 2023: Date, Time

Rangpanchami will be celebrated on 12 Mar 2023 on Sunday. Chaitra Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi starts on 11 March 2023 from 22:00 pm on Saturday. Chaitra Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi ends at 12 March 2023, Sunday, till 22:05 pm.

Rang Panchami 2023: Stories And Legends

Legend has it that Lord Krishna played Holi with Radha on the auspicious day of Rang Panchami. This is the reason, devotees worship Radha Krishna and offer them gulal. Also, special pujas are done in the temples dedicated to Goddess Radha.

Another mythological text says that on the day of Holashtak, Lord Shiva consumed Kamadeva due to which there was an atmosphere of grief in Devlok. Witnessing this, Lord Shiva promised that he will bring Kamdev back to life if all Gods and Goddess Rati prayed. Hearing this, deities were overjoyed and they started celebrating Rangotsav.

Rang Panchami 2023: Significance Of Blowing Gulal

The festival of Rang Panchami holds immense significance and it is on this day that Holi is played only using Gulal and not colours and blowing gulal is also considered auspicious on this day. The day is celebrated with huge pomp in Vrindavan and Mathura to pay homage to Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha. Devotees believe that Goddesses come to earth and then play gulal with humans and the ones who are blessed enough to come in contact with the gulal flying in the air then they will get rid of all their sins and will be surrounded by positive energy.

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