Diwali also known as Deepawali 2024, will be celebrated for 5 days. It will begin with Dhanteras and end with Bhai Dooj. This five-day festival will begin on 29th October with Dhanteras and conclude on 3rd November with Bhai Dooj.
Here’s the Diwali Calendar 2024 dates and timings list:
- · Dhanteras- 29th October 2024 – 6:31 pm to 8:13 pm
- · Kali Chaudas- 30th October 11:39 pm to 31st October 12: 31 am
- · Naraka Chaturdashi- 31st October – 5:20 am to 6:32 am
- · Diwali- 31st October
- · Amavasya Tithi Begins – 31st October 2024 at 03:52 PM
- · Laxmi Puja- 31st October- 5:36 pm to 6:16 pm
- · Amavasya Tithi Ends – 1st November 2024 at 06:16 PM
- · Govardhan Puja - 2nd November- Pratahakal muhurat - 6: 34 am to 8:46 am, Sayankala muhurat – 3:23 pm to 5:35 pm
- · Bestu Varas (Gujrati New Year) - 2nd November
- · Bhai Dooj – 3rd November- 1:10 pm to 3:22 pm
Deepawali aka Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival. The word Deepawali means ‘a row of lights’ and people celebrate it by lighting up their homes and surroundings in order to welcome happiness and prosperity.
This festival celebrates the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya, his hometown, after defeating the demon named Ravana. It is said that, when Lord Ram returned, the people of Ayodhya, decorated the city with several oil lamps. These oil lamps symbolized the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.
This festival of lights is also connected to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. It is believed that worshipping them on this day brings happiness, financial success and good fortune in the coming year.
People celebrate this festival by lighting oil lamps, making rangoli, bursting firecrackers, exchanging gifts and worshiping Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi.
Goddess Laxmi Puja Timings in different cities:
- · Pune 06:54 PM to 08:33 PM
- · New Delhi 05:36 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Chennai 05:42 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Jaipur 05:44 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Hyderabad 05:44 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Gurgaon 05:37 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Chandigarh 05:35 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Kolkata 05:45 PM to 06:16 PM
- · Mumbai 06:57 PM to 08:36 PM
- · Bengaluru 06:47 PM to 08:21 PM
- · Ahmedabad 06:52 PM to 08:35 PM
- · Noida 05:35 PM to 06:16 PM