Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1917
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:15
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:10 – 19:34
- Fasting window (tithi)1917-11-13 · 23:30 → 23:57
- Parana (tithi ends)23:57
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 1917
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1917
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1917
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1917
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 1917
- Holi — 9 March 1917
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1917
- Ram Navami — 31 March 1917
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1917
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1917
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1917
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 1917
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1917
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 August 1917
- Hartalika Teej — 20 August 1917
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 21 August 1917
- Anant Chaturdashi — 31 August 1917
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1917
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1917
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1917
- Maha Navami — 24 October 1917
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 1917
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 1917
- Dhanteras — 12 November 1917
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1917
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1917
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1917
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 1917
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1917
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1917
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