Dhanteras 1964
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:06
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:17 – 19:41
- Fasting window (tithi)11:07 → 1964-11-02 · 11:13
- Parana (tithi ends)11:131964-11-02
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 1964
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1964
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1964
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1964
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1964
- Holi — 29 March 1964
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1964
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1964
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1964
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1964
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1964
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1964
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1964
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 1964
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1964
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1964
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1964
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1964
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1964
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1964
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1964
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1964
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1964
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1964
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1964
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1964
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1964
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1964
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1964
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1964
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