Dhanteras 1974
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:12
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:11 – 19:35
- Fasting window (tithi)10:41 → 1974-11-12 · 08:54
- Parana (tithi ends)08:541974-11-12
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 1974
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1974
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1974
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1974
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1974
- Holi — 9 March 1974
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1974
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1974
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1974
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1974
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1974
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1974
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1974
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1974
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1974
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1974
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1974
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 1974
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1974
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 1974
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1974
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1974
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1974
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1974
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1974
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1974
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1974
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1974
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1974
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1974
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