Dhanteras 1961
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:08
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:14 – 19:38
- Fasting window (tithi)13:22 → 1961-11-06 · 14:42
- Parana (tithi ends)14:421961-11-06
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 1961
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1961
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 1961
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1961
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1961
- Holi — 3 March 1961
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1961
- Ram Navami — 25 March 1961
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 April 1961
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1961
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1961
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1961
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1961
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1961
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1961
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1961
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1961
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 1961
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1961
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1961
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1961
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1961
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 1961
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1961
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 1961
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 1961
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1961
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1961
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 1961
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 1961
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