Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1929
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:05
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:17 – 19:41
- Fasting window (tithi)17:26 → 1929-11-01 · 17:33
- Parana (tithi ends)17:331929-11-01
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 1929
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1929
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1929
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1929
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1929
- Holi — 26 March 1929
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1929
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1929
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 1929
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1929
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1929
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1929
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1929
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 1929
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1929
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1929
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1929
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1929
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1929
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 1929
- Maha Navami — 12 October 1929
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 1929
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1929
- Dhanteras — 29 October 1929
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1929
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 1929
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1929
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1929
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1929
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1929
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