Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1956
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)1956-11-01 · 23:08 → 22:16
- Parana (tithi ends)22:16
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 1956
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1956
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 1956
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 1956
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1956
- Holi — 27 March 1956
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1956
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1956
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1956
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1956
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 1956
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1956
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1956
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1956
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1956
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 1956
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1956
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1956
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1956
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1956
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1956
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1956
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1956
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1956
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1956
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1956
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 1956
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 1956
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1956
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1956
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