Dhanteras 1922
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)05:42 → 1922-10-19 · 02:18
- Parana (tithi ends)02:181922-10-19
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 1922
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1922
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1922
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 1922
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1922
- Holi — 14 March 1922
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 1922
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1922
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1922
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 27 June 1922
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1922
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1922
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1922
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1922
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1922
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1922
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1922
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1922
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1922
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1922
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1922
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1922
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1922
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1922
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1922
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1922
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1922
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1922
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1922
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1922
- Hindu Festivals 1922 →