Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1987
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:25 – 19:49
- Fasting window (tithi)1987-10-21 · 23:06 → 22:59
- Parana (tithi ends)22:59
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 1987
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1987
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1987
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1987
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1987
- Holi — 16 March 1987
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1987
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1987
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1987
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1987
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1987
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1987
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 1987
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 1987
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 1987
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1987
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1987
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1987
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1987
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1987
- Maha Navami — 1 October 1987
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1987
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1987
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1987
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1987
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1987
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1987
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1987
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1987
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1987
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