Diwali 2026 Ka Poora Calendar
Dhanteras: Friday, 6 November 2026. Dhanteras puja aur kharidari ka exact time date ke paas apne local panchang me check karein, ya Pandit Ji ko call karke confirm kar lein.
Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali): Saturday, 7 November 2026.
Lakshmi Puja (Badi Diwali): Sunday, 8 November 2026.
8 November Hi Kyon, 9 November Kyon Nahi
Is saal Amavasya do din me padi hai, isliye 8 aur 9 November dono ka naam sunne ko mil raha hai. Amavasya 8 November ko 11:27 AM par shuru hoti hai aur 9 November ko 12:31 PM par khatam hoti hai.
Shastra ke anusaar Lakshmi Puja wahi din hoti hai jab Amavasya tithi shaam ke Pradosh Kaal (sunset ke baad lagbhag dhai ghante) me maujood ho. 8 November ki shaam Pradosh Kaal 06:02 PM se 08:34 PM tak hai, aur us poore samay Amavasya chal rahi hai.
9 November ko Amavasya dopahar 12:31 PM par hi khatam ho jati hai, yani us din shaam ko Pradosh Kaal me Pratipada tithi hogi, Amavasya nahi. Isliye Mumbai aur Navi Mumbai me Lakshmi Puja 8 November ki shaam ko hi karni chahiye.
Sthir Vrishabha lagna (06:27 PM se 08:27 PM) is Pradosh Kaal ke andar aata hai. Sthir lagna me puja karne ka bhaav ye hai ki Lakshmi ghar me sthir rahein, isliye ye do ghante sabse shreshth maane jate hain.
Puja Samagri Checklist
Murti ya tasveer: Lakshmi ji aur Ganesh ji ki murti ya photo, chowki aur us par bichhane ke liye laal ya peela kapda.
Kalash: tambe ya peetal ka kalash, jal, aam ke patte, nariyal, moli (kalava).
Pujan samagri: roli, kumkum, haldi, akshat (saboot chawal), chandan, janeu, supari, paan ke patte, laung, elaichi.
Deep aur dhoop: ghee ka bada deepak (jo raat bhar jal sake), tel ke diye, agarbatti, dhoop, kapoor, roi ki batti.
Phool aur prasad: kamal ya gende ke phool, phool mala, kheel-batashe, mithai, phal, panchamrit (doodh, dahi, ghee, shahad, shakkar).
Lakshmi ke liye vishesh: chandi ya sone ka sikka, kuch naye note ya sikke, kauri, dhaniya ke beej, gomti chakra (agar parampara me ho).
Business ke liye: naya chopda ya bahi-khata, lekhani (pen), aur cash box ya tijori ki chaabi.
Ghar Par Simple Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja Vidhi
1. Taiyari: shaam se pehle ghar saaf karein, darwaze par rangoli aur toran lagayein. Puja ki jagah uttar ya uttar-poorv disha me chowki rakhein aur us par kapda bichhayein.
2. Sthapana: chowki par Ganesh ji ko baayi taraf aur Lakshmi ji ko daayi taraf rakhein (aapke dekhne ke hisaab se). Paas me jal bhara kalash rakhein, us par aam ke patte aur nariyal rakhein.
3. Sankalp: muhurat shuru hone par (06:27 PM ke baad) haath me jal, akshat aur phool lekar apna naam, gotra aur sthan bolkar puja ka sankalp lein.
4. Ganesh pujan: sabse pehle Ganesh ji ko roli, akshat, phool, durva aur modak ya laddoo arpit karein. 'Om Gan Ganapataye Namah' ka jap karein.
5. Lakshmi pujan: Lakshmi ji ko panchamrit ya jal se snan karayein (murti ho to), phir kumkum, haldi, akshat, kamal ya gende ke phool, kheel-batashe, mithai aur sikke arpit karein. 'Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah' ka 108 baar jap kar sakte hain, ya Shri Suktam ka paath karein.
6. Kuber aur bahi-khata: tijori, cash box ya naye chopde par swastik banakar roli-akshat chadhayein aur Kuber ji ka smaran karein.
7. Aarti: ghee ke deepak aur kapoor se pehle Ganesh ji ki, phir Lakshmi ji ki aarti karein. Iske baad ghar ke har kone, darwaze aur balcony me diye jalayein.
8. Prasad: parivar ke saath prasad baantein. Bada ghee ka deepak raat bhar jalne dein, lekin suraksha ka dhyan rakhein.
Diwali Puja Me Kya Na Karein
Puja ke samay ghar me jhagda, kadwi baat ya gussa na karein. Lakshmi ka sambandh shanti aur santosh se maana jata hai.
Puja ke sthan aur ghar ke mukhya darwaze ko gandha ya andhera na rakhein. Muhurat ke samay darwaza poori tarah band na karein.
Lakshmi ji ki murti akele na rakhein; hamesha Ganesh ji ke saath hi pujan karein.
Tooti ya khandit murti, fata kapda ya baasi phool puja me istemaal na karein.
Diye aur patakhe jalate waqt suraksha ka poora dhyan rakhein: diye kapdon, pardon aur balcony ke plants se door rakhein, aur bachchon ko akele patakhe na jalane dein.
Dikhawe ya karz lekar zyada kharcha karna zaroori nahi. Shraddha se kiya gaya chhota pujan bhi utna hi poorn hai.
