Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2007
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja while Amavasya prevails during pradosh.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:10
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:13 – 19:37
- Fasting window (tithi)02:05 → 2007-11-10 · 04:37
- Parana (tithi ends)04:372007-11-10
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 2007
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2007
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2007
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2007
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 2007
- Holi — 4 March 2007
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2007
- Ram Navami — 26 March 2007
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 2007
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 2007
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2007
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2007
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2007
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 2007
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2007
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2007
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 2007
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 2007
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2007
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2007
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2007
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2007
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2007
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2007
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 2007
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 2007
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2007
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2007
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 2007
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 2007
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