Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1991
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:08
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:15 – 19:39
- Fasting window (tithi)16:37 → 1991-11-06 · 16:40
- Parana (tithi ends)16:401991-11-06
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 1991
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1991
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 1991
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1991
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1991
- Holi — 1 March 1991
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1991
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1991
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 1991
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1991
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1991
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 1991
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 1991
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1991
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 1991
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1991
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1991
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1991
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 1991
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1991
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1991
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 18 October 1991
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1991
- Dhanteras — 3 November 1991
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 1991
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 1991
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 1991
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1991
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1991
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1991
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