Dhanteras 1967
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:18 – 19:42
- Fasting window (tithi)1967-10-30 · 21:57 → 18:39
- Parana (tithi ends)18:39
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 1967
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1967
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1967
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1967
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 1967
- Holi — 26 March 1967
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1967
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1967
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1967
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1967
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1967
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1967
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1967
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1967
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1967
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1967
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1967
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1967
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 1967
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1967
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1967
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1967
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1967
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1967
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 1967
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1967
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1967
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1967
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 1967
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 1967
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