Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1962
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:03
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:20 – 19:44
- Fasting window (tithi)1962-10-27 · 16:22 → 18:37
- Parana (tithi ends)18:37
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 1962
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1962
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 1962
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 1962
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1962
- Holi — 22 March 1962
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1962
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1962
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1962
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1962
- Guru Purnima — 17 July 1962
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1962
- Raksha Bandhan — 15 August 1962
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1962
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1962
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 1962
- Anant Chaturdashi — 13 September 1962
- Pitru Paksha begins — 15 September 1962
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1962
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 1962
- Maha Navami — 8 October 1962
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 8 October 1962
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1962
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1962
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1962
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1962
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1962
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 1962
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1962
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1962
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