Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1952
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:58
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:27 – 19:51
- Fasting window (tithi)03:30 → 1952-10-19 · 04:16
- Parana (tithi ends)04:161952-10-19
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 1952
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1952
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1952
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1952
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 1952
- Holi — 12 March 1952
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1952
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1952
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1952
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1952
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 1952
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 1952
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 1952
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1952
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 1952
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1952
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 1952
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 1952
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1952
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1952
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1952
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 1952
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 1952
- Dhanteras — 16 October 1952
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1952
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 1952
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1952
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 1952
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 1952
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 1952
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