Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1924
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:03
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:20 – 19:44
- Fasting window (tithi)15:17 → 1924-10-28 · 12:33
- Parana (tithi ends)12:331924-10-28
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 1924
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1924
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1924
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1924
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1924
- Holi — 22 March 1924
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1924
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1924
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1924
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1924
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1924
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1924
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1924
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1924
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1924
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1924
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1924
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1924
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1924
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1924
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1924
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1924
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1924
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1924
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1924
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1924
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1924
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1924
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1924
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1924
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