Name: Dol Jatra 2026 in Fremont Hindu Temple
Start: 2026-03-02T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-03-02T21:45:00-08:00
Location: Fremont Hindu Temple

We will celebrate Doljatra / Phalgu-utsav on the evening of March 2 at the Saraswati hall. Please mark your calendar.
Evening 7PM - Procession around temple outside carrying Radha-Govinda in a Dola (দোলা)
7:15 PM- establishment of Dola in the Saraswati hall
7:20PM - 8:15 PM Puja of Radha-Govinda, Arati and pushpanjali
8:15 - 8:45 PM Radha-Govinda Baran, Abir khela, prasad distribution.
8:45 - 9:45PM cultural program - Devotional and holi related songs and dances.
This is the month of Phalguna, when the popular Holi festival coincides with Dolyatra, aka, Phalgu-Utsav, when Radha-Govinda is placed on a Dola, offered a puja using Abir/Gulal and the devotees smear themselves with the same Abir. The Sanskrit name for Abir/Gulal is Phalgu-churna (crushed Phalgu)
The common thread is the Sanskrit word Phalgu , which literally means something that flows subtly, and refers to the Paramatman and its universal presence in a subtle form. Spring (the month when life flows more vigorously-Phalguna) is here, and it’s time to celebrate by smearing ourselves and Radha-Govinda with Phalgu-churna!