Begin Diwali week. Buy gold, silver, vessels. Traditional auspicious moment to invest in metals or new tools. Health-related deity Dhanvantari worshipped.
"Chhoṭī Diwali." Ritual oil-bath before sunrise · burns away accumulated negativity. Light first lamp at dusk. Yama-deepam ritual to honor Yama-rāja.
The main Lakṣmī-Gaṇeśa pūjā day. Open new accounting books · clean entire home · light all lamps after sunset · perform Lakṣmī-pūjā at the precise muhurta. Traditional Indian businesses begin new financial year today.
Honor Kṛṣṇa lifting Govardhana hill. Annakūṭa = "mountain of food" offered. Traditional cow worship in north Indian Vaiṣṇava tradition.
Sister applies tilaka to brother · brother gives gifts. Mythologically commemorates Yama visiting his sister Yamunā. Closing day of the 5-day Diwali cycle.
Pradōṣa-kāla (around sunset) is the auspicious window. Specific city timings vary by ~30-45 min.
| City | Pradōṣa Window | Best 90-min |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 17:34 - 20:04 IST | 17:50 - 19:20 |
| Mumbai | 18:01 - 20:31 IST | 18:15 - 19:45 |
| Bangalore | 17:56 - 20:26 IST | 18:10 - 19:40 |
| Chennai | 17:48 - 20:18 IST | 18:00 - 19:30 |
| Hyderabad | 17:50 - 20:20 IST | 18:05 - 19:35 |
| Kolkata | 17:01 - 19:31 IST | 17:15 - 18:45 |
| Pune | 17:59 - 20:29 IST | 18:13 - 19:43 |
| Ahmedabad | 18:05 - 20:35 IST | 18:20 - 19:50 |
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