Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1900
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:23 – 19:47
- Fasting window (tithi)1900-10-22 · 16:29 → 18:54
- Parana (tithi ends)18:54
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 Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDiwali (Lakshmi Puja) — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the correct time for Lakshmi Puja on Diwali?
Lakshmi Puja is performed in pradosh kaal, the window beginning at sunset, and preferably during a sthir (fixed) lagna such as Vrishabha. Exact timings shift by city, since they depend on local sunset.
Why is Diwali celebrated on a new moon night?
Kartika Amavasya is the darkest night of the lunar year. Lighting lamps on it is the point: the festival is about producing light where none is given, rather than celebrating light that already exists.
Should Ganesha be placed to the left or right of Lakshmi?
Ganesha is placed to Lakshmi's right as you face the idols. He is invoked first, as every Hindu rite begins with him.
Other major festivals in 1900
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1900
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1900
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1900
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1900
- Holi — 17 March 1900
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1900
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1900
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1900
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1900
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1900
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1900
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1900
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1900
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1900
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 1900
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1900
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1900
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1900
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1900
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1900
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1900
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1900
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1900
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1900
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1900
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1900
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1900
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1900
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1900
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