Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1937
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:06
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:16 – 19:40
- Fasting window (tithi)07:54 → 1937-11-03 · 09:45
- Parana (tithi ends)09:451937-11-03
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 1937
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1937
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1937
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1937
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1937
- Holi — 27 March 1937
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1937
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1937
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1937
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1937
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1937
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1937
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1937
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1937
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1937
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 1937
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1937
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1937
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1937
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1937
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1937
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1937
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1937
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1937
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1937
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1937
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1937
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1937
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1937
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1937
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