Dhanteras 1901
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:11
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:12 – 19:36
- Fasting window (tithi)05:25 → 1901-11-09 · 07:47
- Parana (tithi ends)07:471901-11-09
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 1901
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1901
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1901
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1901
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 1901
- Holi — 6 March 1901
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1901
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1901
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 1901
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 June 1901
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1901
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1901
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1901
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 1901
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1901
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1901
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1901
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1901
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1901
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 1901
- Maha Navami — 22 October 1901
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1901
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 1901
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1901
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1901
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1901
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 1901
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1901
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1901
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1901
- Hindu Festivals 1901 →