Holi in Vrindavan & Mathura 2021 | Vrindavan & Mathura 2021 Holi Schedule

The festival of Holi in Mathura, Vrindavan begins with Basant Panchami. Holi is also played with sticks, laddus and flowers in Barsana. This tradition of playing Holi after laddus is quite unique. Holi is played in Braj, Mathura and Vrindavan for the week till Holi. 

Holi festival begins in all the temples and villages of Braj with the fall of Holi on the Basant Panchami in Braj. It lasts for 40 days. Especially the Holi festival here starts from Falgun Shuklapaksha Ashtami i.e. Laddu Phek Holi. The festival of Holi is celebrated with great pomp in Gokul, Vrindavan and Mathura. Holi with laddus, flowers and sticks is also celebrated here before the colored Holi. Devotees from all over the country and around the world come to attend the Holi of Braj.

There is a legend behind the tradition of Laddu Holi that Sakhis were sent to Nandgaon with an invitation to play Barsane Holi in Dwapar Yuga. Kanha's father Nand Baba accepted the invitation of Radharani's father Brishabhanji and sent the letter of acceptance to the hands of a priest called Panda. 

At Barsane, Brishabhanji welcomed Panda from Nandgaon and gave him laddus to eat. Meanwhile, the Gopis of Barsane colored the panda with Gulla. What was it then that Panda also started throwing Laddu on Gopis.

Vrindavan & Mathura 2021 Holi Schedule

Day 1 – 23 March 2021 – Barsana Lath Mar Holi

Day 2 – 24 March 2021 Lathmar Holi in Nandgaon

Day 3 – 25 March 2021 – Phoolwalon Ki Holi, Banke Bihari temple, Vrindavan

Day 4 – 27 March 2021 – Widows’ Holi

Day 5 – 28 March 2021 – There are three events on this day you should not miss!

Day 6 – 29 March 2021 – Holi in Dwarkadheesh temple, Mathura

How to reach Mathura

How to Reach Mathura by Air

 Mathura has no Airport,the nearest airport to Mathura is Agra Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. You can board a flight from any Indian or international city till Delhi and then hire a bus, taxi or train to reach Mathura.

How to Reach Mathura by Rail

Mathura Junction railway station is main railway station which is connected by from all the major cities of India. 

How to Reach Mathura by Road

Mathura has a good network of roadways. All the major cities like Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Bikaner, Kolkata, Aligarh, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Haridwar are well connected to Mathura. 

You can easily find a taxi for Mathura. You can hire a taxi with Black Taxi India to visit Mathura and Vrindavan.