Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1984
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:01
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:22 – 19:46
- Fasting window (tithi)1984-10-23 · 21:19 → 17:43
- Parana (tithi ends)17:43
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 1984
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1984
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 1984
- Maha Shivaratri — 29 February 1984
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1984
- Holi — 18 March 1984
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1984
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1984
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1984
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1984
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1984
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1984
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1984
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 1984
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1984
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1984
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1984
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1984
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1984
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1984
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1984
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1984
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 1984
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1984
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1984
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1984
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 1984
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1984
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1984
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1984
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