Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1902
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:18 – 19:42
- Fasting window (tithi)12:43 → 1902-10-31 · 13:46
- Parana (tithi ends)13:461902-10-31
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 1902
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1902
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1902
- Maha Shivaratri — 8 March 1902
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1902
- Holi — 25 March 1902
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 1902
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1902
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1902
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1902
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1902
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1902
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1902
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 1902
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1902
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1902
- Anant Chaturdashi — 16 September 1902
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 1902
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1902
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1902
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1902
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1902
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1902
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1902
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1902
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1902
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1902
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1902
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 1902
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 1902
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