Dhanteras 1932
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:03
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:20 – 19:44
- Fasting window (tithi)06:25 → 1932-10-28 · 03:30
- Parana (tithi ends)03:301932-10-28
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 1932
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1932
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1932
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 1932
- Holi — 23 March 1932
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1932
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1932
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 1932
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1932
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1932
- Nag Panchami — 7 August 1932
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 1932
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1932
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1932
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1932
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1932
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1932
- Sharad Navratri begins — 1 October 1932
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1932
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1932
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1932
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1932
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1932
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1932
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1932
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1932
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1932
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1932
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1932
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