Dhanteras 1921
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)11:30 → 1921-10-29 · 09:09
- Parana (tithi ends)09:091921-10-29
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 1921
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1921
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1921
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1921
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1921
- Holi — 24 March 1921
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1921
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1921
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1921
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1921
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1921
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1921
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1921
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1921
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1921
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1921
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1921
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1921
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1921
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1921
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1921
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1921
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1921
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1921
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1921
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1921
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1921
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1921
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1921
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1921
- Hindu Festivals 1921 →