What time is Lakshmi Puja in Delhi on Diwali 2026?

It is on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM IST. That is the part of pradosh kaal (5:31 PM to 8:08 PM) in which Vrishabha lagna is rising.

Why is the muhurat different in Mumbai and Kolkata?

The muhurat starts after sunset and follows the rising of Vrishabha, and both come later the further west you are. On 8 November the sun sets at 4:55 PM in Kolkata and at 6:02 PM in Mumbai, so the muhurat is 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM in Kolkata and 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM in Mumbai.

When does Amavasya begin and end for Diwali 2026?

Amavasya begins at 11:29 AM on 8 November and ends at 12:32 PM on 9 November, IST. It is one moment for the whole country. Lakshmi Puja is on the evening of 8 November because Amavasya is running at sunset that day.

What if I cannot do the puja inside the muhurat?

If the window does not suit your evening, pradosh kaal as a whole is still the time the puja belongs to. Light the lamps, keep the puja simple, and do it with a settled mind.

Festival · Kartik Amavasya

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026

दीवाली (लक्ष्मी पूजा)

Sunday 8 November 2026 · in 8 days

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) on Sunday 8 November 2026: Delhi 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM IST. Find your city below.

LakshmiFestivalAll India

The festival of lights. It celebrates Rama's return to Ayodhya after fourteen years and Lakshmi's emergence from the churning of the ocean. The pradosh kaal on Amavasya is the most honoured Lakshmi puja window of the year.

Lakshmi Puja muhurat5:54 PM to 7:50 PM

The overlap of pradosh kaal (5:31 PM to 8:08 PM) with the steady Vrishabha lagna, while Amavasya lasts. Amavasya runs from 11:29 AM on 8 Nov to 12:32 PM on 9 Nov.

Delhi · times in IST

Diwali, five days

6 to 11 Nov

Lakshmi Puja muhurat in every city, Diwali 2026

Grouped by state. Every time is IST, worked out for the city's own latitude and longitude.

City	State	Muhurat	Pradosh kaal	Sunset
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	5:19 PM to 7:20 PM	4:52 PM to 7:20 PM	4:52 PM
Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati	Andhra Pradesh	6:01 PM to 8:02 PM	5:34 PM to 8:05 PM	5:34 PM
Guntur	Andhra Pradesh	6:01 PM to 8:02 PM	5:35 PM to 8:06 PM	5:35 PM
Vijayawada	Andhra Pradesh	6:00 PM to 8:01 PM	5:34 PM to 8:05 PM	5:34 PM
Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	5:48 PM to 7:49 PM	5:22 PM to 7:53 PM	5:22 PM
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh	4:52 PM to 6:48 PM	4:28 PM to 7:04 PM	4:28 PM
Assam
Guwahati	Assam	5:01 PM to 6:58 PM	4:36 PM to 7:12 PM	4:36 PM
Bihar
Patna	Bihar	5:28 PM to 7:25 PM	5:04 PM to 7:40 PM	5:04 PM
Chandigarh
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	5:52 PM to 7:47 PM	5:29 PM to 8:08 PM	5:29 PM
Chhattisgarh
Raipur	Chhattisgarh	5:49 PM to 7:48 PM	5:24 PM to 7:57 PM	5:24 PM
Delhi
Delhi	Delhi	5:54 PM to 7:50 PM	5:31 PM to 8:08 PM	5:31 PM
Goa
Panaji	Goa	6:29 PM to 8:30 PM	6:02 PM to 8:32 PM	6:02 PM
Gujarat
Ahmedabad	Gujarat	6:22 PM to 8:21 PM	5:58 PM to 8:32 PM	5:58 PM
Gandhinagar	Gujarat	6:22 PM to 8:20 PM	5:57 PM to 8:31 PM	5:57 PM
Rajkot	Gujarat	6:31 PM to 8:29 PM	6:06 PM to 8:40 PM	6:06 PM
Surat	Gujarat	6:24 PM to 8:23 PM	5:59 PM to 8:32 PM	5:59 PM
Vadodara	Gujarat	6:21 PM to 8:20 PM	5:56 PM to 8:30 PM	5:56 PM
Haryana
Faridabad	Haryana	5:54 PM to 7:50 PM	5:31 PM to 8:08 PM	5:31 PM
Gurugram	Haryana	5:55 PM to 7:51 PM	5:32 PM to 8:09 PM	5:32 PM
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla	Himachal Pradesh	5:50 PM to 7:44 PM	5:27 PM to 8:06 PM	5:27 PM
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu	Jammu and Kashmir	5:56 PM to 7:49 PM	5:34 PM to 8:14 PM	5:34 PM
Srinagar	Jammu and Kashmir	5:53 PM to 7:46 PM	5:32 PM to 8:13 PM	5:32 PM
Jharkhand
Dhanbad	Jharkhand	5:26 PM to 7:24 PM	5:01 PM to 7:36 PM	5:01 PM
Jamshedpur	Jharkhand	5:28 PM to 7:27 PM	5:03 PM to 7:37 PM	5:03 PM
Ranchi	Jharkhand	5:31 PM to 7:29 PM	5:06 PM to 7:40 PM	5:06 PM
Karnataka
Bengaluru	Karnataka	6:18 PM to 8:20 PM	5:51 PM to 8:20 PM	5:51 PM
Hubballi	Karnataka	6:24 PM to 8:25 PM	5:57 PM to 8:27 PM	5:57 PM
Mangaluru	Karnataka	6:29 PM to 8:31 PM	6:02 PM to 8:31 PM	6:02 PM
Mysuru	Karnataka	6:22 PM to 8:24 PM	5:55 PM to 8:24 PM	5:55 PM
Kerala
Kochi	Kerala	6:27 PM to 8:27 PM	6:00 PM to 8:27 PM	6:00 PM
Thiruvananthapuram	Kerala	6:27 PM to 8:26 PM	5:59 PM to 8:26 PM	5:59 PM
Ladakh
Leh	Ladakh	5:42 PM to 7:35 PM	5:20 PM to 8:01 PM	5:20 PM
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	6:03 PM to 8:01 PM	5:38 PM to 8:12 PM	5:38 PM
Gwalior	Madhya Pradesh	5:55 PM to 7:51 PM	5:31 PM to 8:07 PM	5:31 PM
Indore	Madhya Pradesh	6:10 PM to 8:08 PM	5:45 PM to 8:19 PM	5:45 PM
Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	5:53 PM to 7:51 PM	5:28 PM to 8:02 PM	5:28 PM
Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	6:09 PM to 8:07 PM	5:44 PM to 8:18 PM	5:44 PM
Maharashtra
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	Maharashtra	6:16 PM to 8:16 PM	5:51 PM to 8:23 PM	5:51 PM
Mumbai	Maharashtra	6:27 PM to 8:27 PM	6:02 PM to 8:34 PM	6:02 PM
Nagpur	Maharashtra	5:59 PM to 7:58 PM	5:34 PM to 8:07 PM	5:34 PM
Nashik	Maharashtra	6:22 PM to 8:22 PM	5:57 PM to 8:29 PM	5:57 PM
Pune	Maharashtra	6:24 PM to 8:24 PM	5:58 PM to 8:30 PM	5:58 PM
Solapur	Maharashtra	6:17 PM to 8:18 PM	5:51 PM to 8:22 PM	5:51 PM
Thane	Maharashtra	6:27 PM to 8:27 PM	6:01 PM to 8:33 PM	6:01 PM
Manipur
Imphal	Manipur	4:54 PM to 6:52 PM	4:30 PM to 7:05 PM	4:30 PM
Meghalaya
Shillong	Meghalaya	5:01 PM to 6:58 PM	4:37 PM to 7:13 PM	4:37 PM
Mizoram
Aizawl	Mizoram	5:01 PM to 6:59 PM	4:36 PM to 7:11 PM	4:36 PM
Nagaland
Kohima	Nagaland	4:52 PM to 6:49 PM	4:28 PM to 7:04 PM	4:28 PM
Odisha
Bhubaneswar	Odisha	5:34 PM to 7:33 PM	5:08 PM to 7:41 PM	5:08 PM
Cuttack	Odisha	5:33 PM to 7:33 PM	5:08 PM to 7:41 PM	5:08 PM
Puducherry
Puducherry	Puducherry	6:10 PM to 8:11 PM	5:43 PM to 8:11 PM	5:43 PM
Punjab
Amritsar	Punjab	5:58 PM to 7:52 PM	5:35 PM to 8:14 PM	5:35 PM
Jalandhar	Punjab	5:56 PM to 7:50 PM	5:33 PM to 8:12 PM	5:33 PM
Ludhiana	Punjab	5:56 PM to 7:50 PM	5:33 PM to 8:12 PM	5:33 PM
Rajasthan
Ajmer	Rajasthan	6:08 PM to 8:05 PM	5:44 PM to 8:20 PM	5:44 PM
Bikaner	Rajasthan	6:11 PM to 8:07 PM	5:47 PM to 8:24 PM	5:47 PM
Jaipur	Rajasthan	6:03 PM to 7:59 PM	5:39 PM to 8:15 PM	5:39 PM
Jodhpur	Rajasthan	6:15 PM to 8:12 PM	5:51 PM to 8:27 PM	5:51 PM
Kota	Rajasthan	6:06 PM to 8:03 PM	5:41 PM to 8:16 PM	5:41 PM
Udaipur	Rajasthan	6:15 PM to 8:13 PM	5:51 PM to 8:26 PM	5:51 PM
Sikkim
Gangtok	Sikkim	5:11 PM to 7:07 PM	4:47 PM to 7:24 PM	4:47 PM
Tamil Nadu
Chennai	Tamil Nadu	6:07 PM to 8:09 PM	5:40 PM to 8:09 PM	5:40 PM
Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	6:23 PM to 8:24 PM	5:56 PM to 8:24 PM	5:56 PM
Madurai	Tamil Nadu	6:20 PM to 8:19 PM	5:52 PM to 8:19 PM	5:52 PM
Salem	Tamil Nadu	6:17 PM to 8:18 PM	5:50 PM to 8:18 PM	5:50 PM
Tiruchirappalli	Tamil Nadu	6:16 PM to 8:17 PM	5:49 PM to 8:17 PM	5:49 PM
Telangana
Hyderabad	Telangana	6:08 PM to 8:08 PM	5:41 PM to 8:12 PM	5:41 PM
Warangal	Telangana	6:02 PM to 8:03 PM	5:36 PM to 8:07 PM	5:36 PM
Tripura
Agartala	Tripura	5:06 PM to 7:04 PM	4:42 PM to 7:17 PM	4:42 PM
Uttar Pradesh
Agra	Uttar Pradesh	5:54 PM to 7:50 PM	5:30 PM to 8:07 PM	5:30 PM
Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	5:52 PM to 7:48 PM	5:28 PM to 8:05 PM	5:28 PM
Ayodhya	Uttar Pradesh	5:38 PM to 7:34 PM	5:14 PM to 7:50 PM	5:14 PM
Bareilly	Uttar Pradesh	5:46 PM to 7:42 PM	5:22 PM to 7:59 PM	5:22 PM
Ghaziabad	Uttar Pradesh	5:53 PM to 7:49 PM	5:30 PM to 8:07 PM	5:30 PM
Gorakhpur	Uttar Pradesh	5:33 PM to 7:30 PM	5:09 PM to 7:45 PM	5:09 PM
Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	5:46 PM to 7:42 PM	5:21 PM to 7:57 PM	5:21 PM
Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	5:43 PM to 7:39 PM	5:19 PM to 7:55 PM	5:19 PM
Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	5:54 PM to 7:51 PM	5:31 PM to 8:08 PM	5:31 PM
Meerut	Uttar Pradesh	5:52 PM to 7:47 PM	5:28 PM to 8:06 PM	5:28 PM
Moradabad	Uttar Pradesh	5:48 PM to 7:43 PM	5:24 PM to 8:02 PM	5:24 PM
Noida	Uttar Pradesh	5:54 PM to 7:49 PM	5:30 PM to 8:07 PM	5:30 PM
Prayagraj	Uttar Pradesh	5:41 PM to 7:38 PM	5:17 PM to 7:52 PM	5:17 PM
Saharanpur	Uttar Pradesh	5:51 PM to 7:45 PM	5:27 PM to 8:05 PM	5:27 PM
Varanasi	Uttar Pradesh	5:37 PM to 7:34 PM	5:13 PM to 7:48 PM	5:13 PM
Uttarakhand
Dehradun	Uttarakhand	5:48 PM to 7:43 PM	5:25 PM to 8:03 PM	5:25 PM
Haridwar	Uttarakhand	5:48 PM to 7:43 PM	5:25 PM to 8:03 PM	5:25 PM
West Bengal
Kolkata	West Bengal	5:20 PM to 7:19 PM	4:55 PM to 7:29 PM	4:55 PM
Siliguri	West Bengal	5:13 PM to 7:09 PM	4:49 PM to 7:25 PM	4:49 PM

Pujas for Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), in order

All three fit inside the muhurat, 5:54 PM to 7:50 PMAll three fit inside 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM

Ganesha Puja

गणेश पूजाFirst, at the start of the muhurat (5:54 PM)

Ganesha is honoured first so the pujas that follow begin without obstacles.

You will need

Ganesha idol or picture
Durva grass
Red flowers
Modak or laddu
Ghee diya
Incense

Steps

Light the diya and incense in front of Ganesha.
Offer durva grass, red flowers and modak.
Chant the mantra 11 times.
Sing the aarti.

Mantraवक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha, nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvada

Aarti: Jai Ganesh Deva

जय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा।
माता जाकी पार्वती पिता महादेवा॥

एक दंत दयावंत चार भुजा धारी।
माथे सिंदूर सोहे मूसे की सवारी॥

पान चढ़े फूल चढ़े और चढ़े मेवा।
लड्डुअन का भोग लगे संत करें सेवा॥

अंधन को आंख देत कोढ़िन को काया।
बांझन को पुत्र देत निर्धन को माया॥

The opening verses.

Lakshmi Puja

लक्ष्मी पूजाWithin the muhurat, 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM

The main puja of the night, kept in the steady lagna while Amavasya lasts.

You will need

Lakshmi idol or picture
Red cloth
Kalash with water
Rice and kumkum
Lotus or red flowers
Coins
Kheer or batashe
Ghee diyas

Steps

Place Lakshmi beside Ganesha on a red cloth and set the kalash.
Offer kumkum, rice, flowers, coins and sweets.
Chant the mantra 108 times, or 11 if short of time.
Sing the aarti, then light diyas through the home.

Mantraॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमःom shreem hreem shreem kamale kamalalaye praseed praseed shreem hreem shreem om mahalakshmyai namah

Aarti: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, मैया जय लक्ष्मी माता।
तुमको निशदिन सेवत, हरि विष्णु विधाता॥

उमा रमा ब्रह्माणी, तुम ही जग माता।
सूर्य चन्द्रमा ध्यावत, नारद ऋषि गाता॥

दुर्गा रूप निरंजनी, सुख सम्पत्ति दाता।
जो कोई तुमको ध्यावत, ऋद्धि सिद्धि धन पाता॥

तुम पाताल निवासिनि, तुम ही शुभदाता।
कर्म प्रभाव प्रकाशिनी, भवनिधि की त्राता॥

जिस घर में तुम रहतीं, सब सद्गुण आता।
सब सम्भव हो जाता, मन नहीं घबराता॥

तुम बिन यज्ञ न होते, वस्त्र न कोई पाता।
खान पान का वैभव, सब तुमसे आता॥

शुभ गुण मन्दिर सुन्दर, क्षीरोदधि जाता।
रत्न चतुर्दश तुम बिन, कोई नहीं पाता॥

महालक्ष्मी जी की आरती, जो कोई नर गाता।
उर आनन्द समाता, पाप उतर जाता॥

Kubera Puja

कुबेर पूजाAfter Lakshmi Puja, same muhurat

Chopda puja: blessing the new account book or journal for the year ahead.

You will need

New ledger or journal
Cash box or wallet
Kumkum
Rice
Flowers

Steps

Mark a swastik and "shubh labh" on the first page with kumkum.
Offer rice and flowers to the ledger and cash box.
Chant the mantra 11 times.
Sing the aarti.

Mantraॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय धनधान्याधिपतये धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहाom yakshaya kuberaya vaishravanaya dhanadhanyadhipataye dhanadhanya samriddhim me dehi dapaya svaha

Aarti: Om Jai Yaksha Kuber Hare

ॐ जय यक्ष कुबेर हरे, स्वामी जय यक्ष कुबेर हरे।
शरण पड़े भगतों के, भण्डार कुबेर भरे॥

The opening verses.

Ganesha Puja

गणेश पूजाFirst, at the start of the muhurat (5:54 PM)

Ganesha is honoured first so the pujas that follow begin without obstacles.

You will need

Ganesha idol or picture
Durva grass
Red flowers
Modak or laddu
Ghee diya
Incense

Steps

Light the diya and incense in front of Ganesha.
Offer durva grass, red flowers and modak.
Chant the mantra 11 times.
Sing the aarti.

Aarti: Jai Ganesh Deva

The opening verses.

Lakshmi Puja

लक्ष्मी पूजाWithin the muhurat, 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM

The main puja of the night, kept in the steady lagna while Amavasya lasts.

You will need

Lakshmi idol or picture
Red cloth
Kalash with water
Rice and kumkum
Lotus or red flowers
Coins
Kheer or batashe
Ghee diyas

Steps

Place Lakshmi beside Ganesha on a red cloth and set the kalash.
Offer kumkum, rice, flowers, coins and sweets.
Chant the mantra 108 times, or 11 if short of time.
Sing the aarti, then light diyas through the home.

Aarti: Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

Kubera Puja

कुबेर पूजाAfter Lakshmi Puja, same muhurat

Chopda puja: blessing the new account book or journal for the year ahead.

You will need

New ledger or journal
Cash box or wallet
Kumkum
Rice
Flowers

Steps

Mark a swastik and "shubh labh" on the first page with kumkum.
Offer rice and flowers to the ledger and cash box.
Chant the mantra 11 times.
Sing the aarti.

Aarti: Om Jai Yaksha Kuber Hare

The opening verses.

Also on Diwali night

Kali Pujaकाली पूजाBengal · Assam · Odisha

At midnight, while Amavasya lasts.Kali Puja guide ›

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Other mantras for the day

ॐ ह्रीं ज्येष्ठायै नमः om hreem jyeshthayai namah
ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवती माहेश्वरी अन्नपूर्णे... Annapurna mantra

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026: date and timings

Date: Sunday 8 November 2026
Tithi: Kartik Amavasya
Amavasya begins: 11:29 AM, 8 November
Amavasya ends: 12:32 PM, 9 November
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM
Sunrise: 6:38 AM
Sunset: 5:31 PM

The days

Friday 6 November 2026Dhanteras
Saturday 7 November 2026Choti Diwali
Sunday 8 November 2026Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tuesday 10 November 2026Govardhan Puja
Wednesday 11 November 2026Bhai Dooj

Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.

Other years

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2027: date and timings

Date: Friday 29 October 2027
Tithi: Kartik Amavasya
Amavasya begins: 8:49 PM, 28 October
Amavasya ends: 7:07 PM, 29 October
Lakshmi Puja muhurat: 6:35 PM to 7:07 PM
Sunrise: 6:30 AM
Sunset: 5:38 PM

How to observe

Do the three pujas above in the muhurat, Ganesha first.Do the three pujas below in the muhurat, Ganesha first.
Light an akhand jyoti, a lamp kept burning through the night.
Open a fresh ledger or journal for the new financial cycle.

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Why the muhurat differs from city to city

Lakshmi Puja is done in pradosh kaal, the evening stretch of about two hours and twenty-four minutes that starts at sunset. Within it, the preferred part is while Vrishabha, a fixed (sthir) sign, is rising in the east. A fixed sign is chosen as a wish that what is welcomed into the home stays. The muhurat in the table is where the two overlap.

Both depend on where you are. The sun sets earlier in the east and later in the west: on 8 November it sets at 4:55 PM in Kolkata and at 6:02 PM in Mumbai, 67 minutes apart. Vrishabha rises later in the west too, so the whole window slides with it. That is why the earliest muhurat on this list, in Itanagar, starts at 4:52 PM and the latest, in Rajkot, at 6:31 PM.

Amavasya is one moment for the whole country, not a local time. This year it begins at 11:29 AM on 8 November and ends at 12:32 PM on 9 November, IST. Lakshmi Puja belongs to the evening on which Amavasya is running at sunset, Sunday 8 November 2026. The date is the same for every city on this list.

A town 25 km to the east or west of a listed city moves by about a minute, so the nearest city on the list is a close guide.

Common questions

What time is Lakshmi Puja in Delhi on Diwali 2026?: It is on Sunday 8 November 2026, from 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM IST. That is the part of pradosh kaal (5:31 PM to 8:08 PM) in which Vrishabha lagna is rising.
Why is the muhurat different in Mumbai and Kolkata?: The muhurat starts after sunset and follows the rising of Vrishabha, and both come later the further west you are. On 8 November the sun sets at 4:55 PM in Kolkata and at 6:02 PM in Mumbai, so the muhurat is 5:20 PM to 7:19 PM in Kolkata and 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM in Mumbai.
When does Amavasya begin and end for Diwali 2026?: Amavasya begins at 11:29 AM on 8 November and ends at 12:32 PM on 9 November, IST. It is one moment for the whole country. Lakshmi Puja is on the evening of 8 November because Amavasya is running at sunset that day.
What if I cannot do the puja inside the muhurat?: If the window does not suit your evening, pradosh kaal as a whole is still the time the puja belongs to. Light the lamps, keep the puja simple, and do it with a settled mind.

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About Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

Diwali falls on Kartik Amavasya, the new moon night that ends the dark half of Kartik in the purnimanta calendar. It sits in the middle of a five-day festival that begins with Dhanteras and ends with Bhai Dooj. Across north India the night is remembered as the return of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana to Ayodhya after fourteen years in exile, when the people lit rows of lamps to welcome them home. That is the meaning of the word itself: deepavali, a row of lamps.

The main act of the night is Lakshmi Puja. Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and grace, is worshipped together with Ganesha, who is remembered first in every beginning. The puja is done in the pradosh muhurat after sunset, and many families choose the part of it when the steady Vrishabha lagna is rising, since a fixed lagna is believed to help what is welcomed into the home to stay. A clean place is prepared, a kalash and lamp are set out, and the family offers flowers, rice, sweets, kheel and batashe. After the puja lamps are placed at the door, on the windows and along the walls.

Each region adds its own colour. In Bengal, Assam and Odisha the same night is Kali Puja, with Mother Kali worshipped late at night. In Gujarat and among trading families in many places, new account books are opened in Chopda Puja, marked with a swastika and the words shubh and labh. Jains remember Mahavira's nirvana on this day and Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas. Homes everywhere are cleaned, lit, decorated with rangoli and filled with sweets shared among neighbours.

Lakshmi Puja is set by the Amavasya tithi that is present at pradosh. When Amavasya touches pradosh on two evenings, or on neither in full, the choice follows the panchang the family uses, which is why calendars sometimes differ by a day.

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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026

Diwali, five days

Lakshmi Puja muhurat in every city, Diwali 2026

Pujas for Diwali (Lakshmi Puja), in order

Ganesha Puja

Lakshmi Puja

Kubera Puja

Ganesha Puja

Lakshmi Puja

Kubera Puja

Also on Diwali night

Add your own deity

Other mantras for the day

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2026: date and timings

The days

Other years

Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) 2027: date and timings

How to observe

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Why the muhurat differs from city to city

Common questions

Coming up after Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

About Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)

The five days of Diwali