Holika Dahan
Holika Dahan at your home in Bengaluru by Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma. Holika ritual guidance for a housing group. Ask on WhatsApp for the visit area within about 100 km.
Holika Dahan
होलिका दहन
The rite
Holika Dahan is the bonfire eve of Holi when Prahlad's story is remembered and a small fire is lit with parikrama in yard or society ground. Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma leads mantra at your Bengaluru villa or approved terrace, stressing safety when apartments cannot host open flames.
Time at the house: About 1 to 1.5 hours
Pandit Mrityunjay Sharma performs this as a home visit in Bengaluru. Share your area and preferred slot on WhatsApp; the samagri list is sent before the day. This page does not list fees or promise worldly results.
Why families book it
Families book when society allows a controlled bonfire and needs insurance-friendly supervision.
Parents want children to hear Holika story before colour play next morning.
When families ask
- Phalgun Purnima evening before Holi
- When society committee schedules one bonfire for block
- Farmhouse weekend with legal fire pit
- If only symbolic lamp puja needed in flat with no fire
- Joint celebration with neighbours sharing wood cost
- Before playing colours with elders' blessing
Before the day
Get society written ok for fire. Sand circle and hose ready. Keep gulal separate from fire zone. Children at safe distance. Check wind direction.
Short vidhi
- Sankalp for Holika dahan
- Ganesh
- Holika story katha
- Offering grains and coconut to fire
- Parikrama around fire if space safe
- Aarti with lamp
- Ash collection for door tikka next day optional
- Prasad
- Safety extinguish ritual
- Reminder on colour allergy care
The pandit confirms the order on WhatsApp before the visit.
Samagri
- Dry wood legal amount
- Cow dung cakes if used
- Wheat ears and mustard
- Coconut
- Roli, haldi, rice
- Flowers
- Incense
- Lamp and ghee
- Camphor small
- Water hose or buckets
- Sand ring
- Prasad sweets
The exact list for your day is sent on WhatsApp. This page does not sell a kit, and it does not say the materials are included in a fee.
Questions
No fire in apartment?
Symbolic lamp puja with story only.
Society bans bonfire?
Book lamp version; colours next day.
Asthma family?
Stand upwind; shorten fire.
Same pandit Holi morning?
Separate booking if wanted.
Alcohol with holi?
Pandit does not supply; family choice separate.
Pet safety?
Indoors during fire and colours.