Dhanteras 1902
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:03
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:19 – 19:43
- Fasting window (tithi)11:55 → 1902-10-29 · 12:06
- Parana (tithi ends)12:061902-10-29
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 1902
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1902
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1902
- Maha Shivaratri — 8 March 1902
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1902
- Holi — 25 March 1902
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1902
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1902
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1902
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1902
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1902
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1902
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1902
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1902
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1902
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1902
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1902
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1902
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1902
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1902
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1902
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1902
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1902
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1902
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1902
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1902
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1902
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1902
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1902
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1902
- Hindu Festivals 1902 →