Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1903
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:26 – 19:50
- Fasting window (tithi)1903-10-19 · 22:44 → 21:01
- Parana (tithi ends)21:01
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 1903
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1903
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 1903
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1903
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1903
- Holi — 14 March 1903
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1903
- Ram Navami — 6 April 1903
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1903
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1903
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1903
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1903
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1903
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 1903
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1903
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1903
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1903
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1903
- Sharad Navratri begins — 22 September 1903
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 1903
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1903
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 30 September 1903
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 1903
- Dhanteras — 18 October 1903
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1903
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1903
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1903
- Chhath Puja — 26 October 1903
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1903
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1903
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