Dhanteras 1900
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:25 – 19:49
- Fasting window (tithi)11:25 → 1900-10-21 · 13:57
- Parana (tithi ends)13:571900-10-21
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Dhanteras puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDhanteras — Frequently Asked Questions
What should be bought on Dhanteras?
Metal — silver, steel or brass — and traditionally an empty vessel, which is filled before it is carried into the house. Gold and utensils are the common choices; the vessel is the older custom.
Why is a lamp placed facing south on Dhanteras?
It is the Yama deepam, offered after dusk to Yama for the safety of the household. It is set outside the house, facing south, and is not brought back in.
Who is worshipped first on Dhanteras?
Dhanvantari, the physician who rose from the churned ocean with the pot of amrita. Lakshmi and Kubera are invoked after him — health precedes wealth on this day.
Other major festivals in 1900
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1900
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1900
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1900
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1900
- Holi — 17 March 1900
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1900
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1900
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1900
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1900
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1900
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1900
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1900
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1900
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1900
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1900
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1900
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1900
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1900
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1900
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1900
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1900
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1900
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1900
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 1900
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1900
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1900
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1900
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1900
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1900
- Hindu Festivals 1900 →