Dhanteras 1960
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)1960-10-17 · 19:00 → 19:12
- Parana (tithi ends)19:12
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 1960
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1960
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1960
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1960
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1960
- Holi — 14 March 1960
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1960
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1960
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1960
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1960
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1960
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 1960
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 1960
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1960
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1960
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1960
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1960
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 1960
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 1960
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1960
- Maha Navami — 29 September 1960
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1960
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1960
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1960
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 19 October 1960
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1960
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1960
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1960
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 1960
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 1960
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