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When is Dhanteras 2024—October 29 or 30? Know date, timings, origin, and significance

Dhanteras 2024 Date in India: Dhanteras is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin, and this year, according to drikpanchang.com, Dhanteras will be celebrated on October 29, 2024, falling on a Tuesday.

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Dhanteras 2024 Date: Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day Diwali festival and is celebrated with great enthusiasm across India.

The festival is named by combining “Dhan,” which means wealth, and “Teras,” referring that the festival is observed on the 13th day of the dark fortnight of Ashwin in the Hindu lunar calendar.

Also known as Dhantrayodashi, on this auspicious festival, people invest and buy gold and silver in the form of jewellery and utensils, as per tradition.

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Goddess Lakshmi, along with Lord Kubera, who is the God of wealth, is worshipped on the auspicious day of Trayodashi.

Amid much confusion regarding the date of Dhanteras, with the festival approaching soon, find below the date, timings for puja, and the history and significance behind the festival.

Dhanteras 2024: Date and Timings

Dhanteras is celebrated on the 13th day of the dark fortnight in the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin, and this year, according to drikpanchang.com, Dhanteras will be celebrated on October 29, 2024, falling on a Tuesday.

Drik Panchang mentions that ‘Lakshmi Puja on Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi should only be done during Pradosh Kaal,’ which is after sunset and lasts about 2 hours and 24 minutes.

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The puja muhurat begins at 06:47 pm and ends at 08:36 pm with a puja duration of 1 hour 49 minutes. Here are the other auspicious timings of the day:

- Pradosh Kaal: 06:01 PM to 08:43 PM
- Vrishabha Kaal: 06:47 PM to 08:36 PM
- Trayodashi Tithi Begins: 01:01 AM on Oct 29, 2024
- Trayodashi Tithi Ends: 03:45 AM on October 30, 2024

Dhanteras 2024: Origin and Significance

The history of Dhanteras can be traced back to ancient Hindu mythology and tradition.

According to the legend, as mentioned in Drik Panchang, on the day of Dhantrayodashi, Goddess Lakshmi came out of the ocean during the churning of the Milky Way.

Goddess Lakshmi, along with Lord Kubera, who is the God of wealth, is worshipped on the auspicious day of Trayodashi, and Lakshmi Puja on Amavasya after two days of Dhantrayodashi is considered more significant.

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Hence, Dhanteras holds significant cultural and spiritual importance in Hindu tradition, marking the onset of the Diwali festival.

It is considered a highly auspicious day to make new beginnings and to purchase valuable items like gold, silver, and utensils, which are believed to attract prosperity into the home.

Interestingly, the day of Dhanteras is also observed as Dhanwantari Triodasi or Dhanvantri Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the God of Ayurveda.

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