Diwali Date 2022, Puja Time: Diwali, which is the festival of lights, symbolizes the victory of light over darkness, good over evil and falls on the day of ‘amavasya’ or new moon in the Hindu month of Kartik. This year, it will be observed on October 24, which is a Monday.
The five-day celebration begins with Dhanteras and is concluded with Bhai Dooj. On the third day, everyone collectively joins and attends the celebration of Diwali or Deepavali.
Lakshmi Puja Muhurat starts at 06:54 PM and ends at 08:17 PM. Amavasya Tithi starts at 05:27 PM on October 24 and ends at 04:18 PM on October 25.
Puja Muhurat in different cities
07:23 PM to 08:35 PM – Pune
06:53 PM to 08:16 PM – New Delhi
07:06 PM to 08:13 PM – Chennai
07:02 PM to 08:23 PM – Jaipur
07:06 PM to 08:17 PM – Hyderabad
06:54 PM to 08:17 PM – Gurgaon
06:51 PM to 08:16 PM – Chandigarh
06:19 PM to 07:35 PM – Kolkata
07:26 PM to 08:39 PM – Mumbai
07:16 PM to 08:23 PM – Bengaluru
07:21 PM to 08:38 PM – Ahmedabad
06:52 PM to 08:15 PM – Noida
Associated with wealth and happiness, it begins at the end of the season and heralds prosperity. It is generally believed that there is a mention of the festival in ancient Sanskrit texts such as the Skanda Purana and the Padma Purana. While many people celebrate it to commemorate the return of Rama and Sita after 14 years of exile, others commemorate the return of the Pandavas after 12 years of immensity and agyatavas on this day.
According to mythology, Deepavali is also known as Deepapratipadutsava in the seventh century Sanskrit play Nagananda, where newlyweds and newlyweds are given gifts and lit in memory of the marriage of lord Vishnu and goddess Lakshmi. . The festival, according to popular legend, is also associated with the story of Yama and Nachiketa on Kartika amavasya.
Preparations for Diwali, one of the most anticipated festivals in India, begin with the onset of autumn. People often buy gold and silver, furniture and household items and decorate their homes with diyas and rangoli. Lakshmi and Ganesh are also worshiped during Diwali. The five-day grand celebration begins with Dhanteras, the festival of wealth, and is followed by Naraka Chaturdashi on the second day. On the third day, Deepavali is celebrated and on the fourth day Diwali Padva, marking the celebrated conjugal relationship. Bhai Dooj, which is dedicated to the sibling relationship that marks the end of the festival.
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