Phulera Dooj 2023 Date
‘Phulera’ is derived from a Hindi word ‘phul’ which means flowers. On Phulera Dooj
people play with flowers and colors with Sri Krishna. Devotees of Lord
Krishna worship with deep devotion and seek his blessing for health,
wealth, prosperity and happiness. Devotees play Holi with flowers with
Sri Krishna on this day and also apply color on the Lord Krishna's idol.
In temples dedicated to Sri Krishna in Mathura and Vrindavan, priests
along with people can be seen sprinkling ‘gulal’ on all the devotees.
Phulera Duja is a ritual dedicated to Lord Krishna and associated with the festival of Holi
and is observed on the Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon) second day
(dwitiya) of the of Phalgun month (February – March) in North India.
Phulera Duj 2023 date is Feb 21. In Lord Krishna temples especially in
Braj regions of Vrindavan and Mathura, special rituals are held on the
day of Phulera Dooj. People put a bit of color on the face of Lord
Krishna and Sri Radha. Phulera Dooj is also spelled as Phulera Duj. It is believed that the union of Krishna and Radha took place on this day.
When is Phulera Dooj ?
Phulera Dooj 2023 Date - 21st February 2023 (Tuesday)
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