Diwali Day 1
On dhanteras lakshmi the goddess of wealth is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being.
Diwali day 1. The second day november 13 2020 is known as naraka chaturdasi or chhoti diwali small diwali. Pradoshkala govatsa dwadashi muhurat is from 0529 pm to 0807 pm duration. Dhanteras day 1 of diwali. God of wealth kubera worshipped to wealth and prosperity.
The first day november 12 2020 is known as dhanteras or dhanatrayodashi. It is also the day for celebrating wealth as the word dhan literally means wealth and tera comes from the date 13th. People gather to release sky lanterns in celebration of diwaliindias five day festival of lightsin the town of raiganj in west bengal on october 27 2019. Diwali which means series of lights is a five day festival that coincides with the hindu new year.
Cows are worshiped by every hindu as god and we consider them to be at the top of living organisms in terms of the existence of god. Dwadashi govatsa dwadashi vasu baras govatsa dwadashi is considered as the first day of deepavali. This day is also known as govatsa dwadashi or vasubaras or nandini vrat. The first day of the diwali is known as dhanteras or dhantrayodashi which falls on the 13 th day of the month ashvin according to the hindu calendar.
Today november 13 th 2012 marks the beginning of the 5 days of diwali. 02 hours 39 mins dwadashi tithi begins at 1240 am on nov 12 2020. This year govatsa dwadashi is on thursday november 12 2020. Lets celebrate 5 days of diwali festival of lights 2020 and know what happens on the different days of diwali.
It starts from the holy occasion of dhanteras and ends with the occasion of bhai dooj. The first day of diwali celebrations dhanteras embarks the beginning of the festivals in the line. Goddess lakshmi is worshipped on dhanteras. Diwali falls in either october or november each year depending on the cycle of the moon.
The name comes from the root word dhan or wealth. Its observed on the 15th day of kartik the holiest month in the hindu lunar calendar. Dhan means wealth and teras refers to the 13th day of a lunar fortnight on the hindu calendar. The 1st day of diwali vasu baras is dedicated to the worship of cows.
The first day of diwali is marked as dhanteras dhanatrayodashi or dhanvantari trayodashi dhan means wealth and teras is the 13th day of a lunar fortnight on the panchanga. Day 1 of diwali festival of lights.