Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1914
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:27 – 19:51
- Fasting window (tithi)15:48 → 1914-10-19 · 12:05
- Parana (tithi ends)12:051914-10-19
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 1914
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1914
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1914
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1914
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1914
- Holi — 12 March 1914
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1914
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1914
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1914
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 1914
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1914
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1914
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1914
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1914
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 1914
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1914
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1914
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1914
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1914
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 1914
- Maha Navami — 27 September 1914
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1914
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1914
- Dhanteras — 17 October 1914
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 1914
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 1914
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1914
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1914
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1914
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1914
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