Phulera Dooj 2025: What is Phulera Dooj and why is it celebrated? Know its importance
The festival of Phulera Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha of Falgun month. Holi of flowers is played on this day. Phulera Dooj is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Mathura and Vrindavan. But do you know why Phulera Dooj is celebrated? Let us know what happened on the day of Phulera Dooj.
Why is Phulera Dooj celebrated: Every year, the festival of Phulera Dooj is celebrated on the second day of Shukla Paksha in the month of Falgun. This festival is dedicated to Lord Shri Krishna and Radha Rani. Holi begins in Braj from this day itself. On this auspicious day, it is customary to worship Shri Krishna and Radha Rani in a proper manner. Also, flowers are showered in Mathura and Vrindavan on this day.
On Phulera day, a very special vibrancy is seen in Braj. According to religious belief, worshipping Shri Radha-Krishna on the day of Phulera Dooj brings auspicious results and opens the path to success. But do you know why Phulera Dooj is celebrated? Let us tell you why Phulera Dooj is celebrated.
When is Phulera Dooj 2025?
According to the Panchang, the second day of Shukla Paksha of Falgun month will start at 03:16 am on March 1. At the same time, this date will end on March 2 at 12:09 am. In such a situation, the festival of Phulera Dooj will be celebrated on March 1.
Why is Phulera Dooj celebrated?
There is a religious belief that Lord Krishna started playing Holi with flowers on the day of Phulera Dooj. Since then, the tradition of celebrating Phulera Dooj continues every year in the entire Braj region including Mathura.
What happened on Phulera Dooj?
According to the legend, once Lord Shri Krishna was not able to meet Radha Rani for a long time, due to which Radha Rani became angry. Radha Rani became sad on not meeting Krishna ji and all the flowers of Mathura wilted. When Shri Krishna came to know about this, Lord Krishna himself reached to meet her and due to this there was greenery all around in Mathura.
Kanha ji threw flowers on the angry Radha Rani. Then Radha ji also threw flowers on Shri Krishna. Seeing this scene, all the cowherds and gopis also started showering flowers on Shri Krishna and Radha Rani. There is a religious belief that then the celebration of the festival of Phulera Dooj started.
What is the significance of Phulera Dooj?
The festival of Phulera Dooj holds a lot of importance in Braj. On this day, Holi of flowers is played with Shri Krishna and Radha Rani and Makhan Mishri is offered as Prasad. Phulera Dooj is also an auspicious time of the year. The day of Phulera Dooj is considered the best for any auspicious work like marriage or engagement.
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