Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 1997
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:04
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:18 – 19:42
- Fasting window (tithi)13:49 → 1997-10-31 · 15:35
- Parana (tithi ends)15:351997-10-31
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 1997
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1997
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1997
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1997
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1997
- Holi — 25 March 1997
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1997
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1997
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 1997
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 1997
- Guru Purnima — 20 July 1997
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1997
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 1997
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1997
- Hartalika Teej — 5 September 1997
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1997
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1997
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1997
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1997
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 1997
- Maha Navami — 10 October 1997
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 11 October 1997
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 1997
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1997
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1997
- Govardhan Puja — 1 November 1997
- Bhai Dooj — 2 November 1997
- Chhath Puja — 6 November 1997
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1997
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1997
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