Dhanteras 1957
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
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 1957
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1957
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1957
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1957
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1957
- Holi — 16 March 1957
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1957
- Ram Navami — 9 April 1957
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1957
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1957
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1957
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1957
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1957
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1957
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1957
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1957
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1957
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1957
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1957
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1957
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1957
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1957
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1957
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1957
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1957
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1957
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1957
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1957
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1957
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1957
- Hindu Festivals 1957 →