Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1985
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:13
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:11 – 19:35
- Fasting window (tithi)1985-11-11 · 23:37 → 19:53
- Parana (tithi ends)19:53
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 1985
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1985
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1985
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1985
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1985
- Holi — 7 March 1985
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1985
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1985
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1985
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1985
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 1985
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1985
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 1985
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1985
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1985
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1985
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1985
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1985
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1985
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 1985
- Maha Navami — 22 October 1985
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1985
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 1985
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1985
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1985
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1985
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1985
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1985
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1985
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1985
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