Dhanteras 2024 Date And Time: The holy festival of Sharadiya Navratri, the festival of Shakti, is going on. Dussehra, the festival of victory of truth over untruth, will be celebrated on 12 October. Exactly 15 days after Dussehra, the biggest festival of Hindu religion, Diwali, will be celebrated. But there is doubt on the festival of Bir Diwali. Should we celebrate Diwali on 31st October or 1st November? The festival of Deepotsav is celebrated for 5 days. The festival of lights starts with the festival of Dhanteras. Now the question is when to celebrate Dhanteras…which date will be appropriate.
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Dhanteras is dedicated to which god?
Dhanteras is celebrated on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. On this special day, Lord Dhanvantari, Goddess Lakshmi and Kuber Ji are worshiped ritually. Let us tell you that Lord Dhanvantari is considered the god of health. Mother Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity and Kuber ji is considered the god of wealth. It is believed that worshiping Lord Dhanvantari leads to good health, while worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Kuber leads to the blessings of immense wealth and prosperity. The tradition of buying gold, silver and utensils on this day is also considered very auspicious, which is a symbol of prosperity and happiness and peace in the house.
Dhanteras date and auspicious time
According to the Vedic calendar, Trayodashi Tithi will start on Tuesday 29 October 2024 at 10.31 am, Trayodashi Tithi will end on Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 1.15 pm. According to Uday Tithi, the festival of Dhanteras will be celebrated on 29 October. According to the Hindu calendar, the beginning of the auspicious time for Dhanteras puja will be from 6.31 minutes to 8.13 minutes on Tuesday 29 October, this time a total time of 1 hour 41 minutes will be available for Dhanteras puja.
Dhanteras puja method
On the day of Dhanteras, install a picture or idol of Goddess Lakshmi and Kuber God along with Dhanvantari Dev in the auspicious time. After this worship Kuber Dev and Dhanvantari Dev. Then light a ghee lamp and in the evening also light a lamp at the door. Offer yellow sweets as Prasad to Dhanvantari Dev on Dhanteras. After that chant mantras and perform aarti. (Dhanteras 2024 Date And Time)
Importance of Dhanteras
This festival is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Dhanvantari. According to the scriptures, on the day of Dhanteras, Lord Dhanvantari appeared with a golden urn filled with nectar in his hands during the churning of the ocean. Lord Dhanvantari made the gods immortal by making them drink the nectar filled in the pot. By worshiping Lord Dhanvantari on this day, a person gets a healthy life and his health always remains good.