Dhanteras 1941
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)04:34 → 1941-10-19 · 02:09
- Parana (tithi ends)02:091941-10-19
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 1941
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1941
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1941
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 1941
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1941
- Holi — 14 March 1941
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1941
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1941
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 1941
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1941
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1941
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1941
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1941
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1941
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1941
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1941
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1941
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1941
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1941
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1941
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1941
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1941
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1941
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1941
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 20 October 1941
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1941
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1941
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1941
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 1941
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 1941
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