Dhanteras 1911
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:27 – 19:51
- Fasting window (tithi)10:17 → 1911-10-20 · 09:38
- Parana (tithi ends)09:381911-10-20
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 1911
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1911
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1911
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1911
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1911
- Holi — 15 March 1911
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1911
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1911
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1911
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1911
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1911
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1911
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1911
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1911
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1911
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1911
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1911
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1911
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1911
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1911
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1911
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1911
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1911
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1911
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1911
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1911
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1911
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1911
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1911
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1911
- Hindu Festivals 1911 →