Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1925
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:28 – 19:52
- Fasting window (tithi)1925-10-16 · 23:52 → 23:40
- Parana (tithi ends)23:40
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 1925
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1925
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1925
- Maha Shivaratri — 21 February 1925
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1925
- Holi — 11 March 1925
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1925
- Ram Navami — 2 April 1925
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 1925
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 1925
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1925
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1925
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1925
- Krishna Janmashtami — 11 August 1925
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1925
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 1925
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 1925
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1925
- Sharad Navratri begins — 19 September 1925
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1925
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1925
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1925
- Karwa Chauth — 5 October 1925
- Dhanteras — 15 October 1925
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 16 October 1925
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1925
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1925
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1925
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 31 October 1925
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 31 October 1925
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