Dhanteras 2019: Date and time of the festival that you need to know

Dhanteras is a Hindu festival of wealth and prosperity. Dhanteras is marked as beginning of Diwali celebrations and people celebrate Dhanteras by buying gold. According to an -old trition that buying ornaments brings wealth to your home. Dhanteras will be falling on October 25, 2019.

Significance

word Dhanteras is me of two words, ‘Dhan’ which means money or wealth and ‘Teras’ which means thirteenth day of Krishna Paksha of Lunar Month Kartik. It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi emerged out of ocean on this day. refore, re is a practice of worshipping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kubera, god of wealth on auspicious day of Trayodashi. belief is that purchasing some form of precious metals like gold, silver or copper brings good luck to family on this day. People also buy silver and brass utensils and keep m in East direction of ir home. It is also said that buying a broomstick on Dhanteras signifies sweeping out poverty and misery from house.

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most preferred item for Dhanteras is  idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi which are to be worshipped on Diwali. It is believed that buying 11 Gomti Chakras brings health and prosperity to your family. Some people even buy whole coriander plant on Dhanteras, worship it on Diwali and n sow some of grains in a pot.  

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According to Hindu customs, it is vised t to buy iron or aluminium utensils on this day. elders also vice to avoid bringing empty dishes into house and  colour black on auspicious day of Dhanteras. Each family has its own set of beliefs and rituals that y follow and this is what makes festivals in India so interesting.

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Here is a list of important dates and timings:

Date: October 25, 2019

Dhanteras Pooja Mahurat: 07:08 PM to 08:15 PM

Duration: 01 Hour 07 Minutes

Prosh Kaal: 05:42 PM to 08:15 PM

Vrishabha Kaal: 06:50 PM to 08:45 PM

Trayodashi Tithi Begins: 07:08 PM on October 25, 2019

Trayodashi Tithi Ends: 03:46 PM on October 26, 2019

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