Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1926
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:08
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:14 – 19:38
- Fasting window (tithi)1926-11-04 · 18:56 → 20:04
- Parana (tithi ends)20:04
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 1926
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1926
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1926
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1926
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1926
- Holi — 30 March 1926
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1926
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1926
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1926
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1926
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1926
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1926
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1926
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1926
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 1926
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1926
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1926
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1926
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1926
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 1926
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1926
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1926
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1926
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1926
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 1926
- Govardhan Puja — 6 November 1926
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1926
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1926
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1926
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1926
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