Dhanteras 1927
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:00
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:24 – 19:48
- Fasting window (tithi)13:45 → 1927-10-23 · 16:04
- Parana (tithi ends)16:041927-10-23
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 1927
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1927
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1927
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 1927
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 1927
- Holi — 19 March 1927
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 1927
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1927
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1927
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 1 July 1927
- Guru Purnima — 14 July 1927
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 1927
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1927
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 1927
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1927
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 31 August 1927
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1927
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 1927
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1927
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1927
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1927
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 1927
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 1927
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1927
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 1927
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 1927
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1927
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 1927
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1927
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1927
- Hindu Festivals 1927 →