As the season of lights approaches, India prepares to celebrate one of its most auspicious festivals — Dhanteras 2025, also known as Dhantrayodashi, marking the beginning of the five-day Diwali festivities. This year, Dhanteras will be celebrated on Saturday, October 18, 2025, with millions of devotees across the country observing special rituals, lighting diyas, and making new purchases to attract prosperity and divine blessings.
📅 Dhanteras 2025 Date and Puja Timings
Dhanteras 2025 (also called Dhanatrayodashi) is set to be celebrated on Saturday, October 18, marking the first day of the Diwali festivities.
The most auspicious time for performing the Dhanteras Puja and buying gold or silver will fall during the Pradosh Kaal, when the energies of Goddess Lakshmi are believed to be at their peak.
- Pradosh Kaal: 5:48 PM to 8:20 PM
- Dhanteras Puja Muhurat: 7:16 PM to 8:20 PM
During this time, families light lamps, worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kubera, chant prayers, and decorate their homes with flowers, diyas, and torans to welcome wealth and good fortune.
Here’s a table with important dates around Dhanteras and Diwali 2025:
| Festival Day | Date | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanteras | Saturday, October 18, 2025 | Saturday |
| Choti Diwali | Sunday, October 19, 2025 | Sunday |
| Diwali (Main Day) | Monday, October 20, 2025 | Monday |
| Govardhan Puja | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Bhai Dooj | Thursday, October 23, 2025 | Thursday |
🛍️ What to Buy on Dhanteras 2025
Buying new items on Dhanteras is considered a sign of inviting abundance and luck. Traditionally, people invest in precious metals, but modern households have expanded the list to include practical and symbolic purchases.
Here’s what’s considered auspicious to buy on Dhanteras 2025:
- Gold & Silver: Buying gold or silver jewellery, coins, or bars is one of the most popular rituals. Many devotees purchase coins embossed with Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha.
- Utensils & Kitchenware: Copper, brass, steel, or silver utensils are purchased for the household, symbolizing nourishment and prosperity.
- Home Appliances & Gadgets: Many families buy new appliances, electronics, or vehicles, blending tradition with modern living.
- Lakshmi-Ganesha Idols & Décor: Devotees buy idols, diyas, and home décor items to prepare for Diwali Puja the next day.
- Silver Coins & Kalash: These are believed to bring long-term wealth and stability.
- Brooms and Lights: Some households buy new brooms as a sign of sweeping away negativity and welcoming fresh beginnings, while lighting diyas signifies the victory of light over darkness.
🪔 Significance of Dhanteras
The word Dhanteras comes from two Sanskrit words — Dhan, meaning wealth, and Teras, meaning the thirteenth day. The day falls on the thirteenth lunar day (Trayodashi Tithi) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik.
According to Hindu mythology, Dhanteras marks the appearance of Lord Dhanvantari, the celestial physician, who emerged from the ocean during the Samudra Manthan (churning of the cosmic ocean) carrying a pot of nectar that symbolized health and immortality. Hence, this day is also associated with good health, healing, and long life.
Another legend links the festival to Goddess Lakshmi, the harbinger of wealth and fortune. Devotees light lamps, draw rangolis, and perform Lakshmi-Kubera Puja in the evening to invite prosperity into their homes and businesses. It is also customary to light a “Yama Deepam” outside the main entrance of the home — a symbolic offering to Lord Yama, the god of death, believed to bring safety and protection to family members.
🌸 Rituals and Celebration
The evening of Dhanteras is filled with devotion and festivity. Families clean and decorate their homes with rangolis and lamps. After sunset, Lakshmi Puja is performed using flowers, diyas, incense, and sweets. Devotees chant the Lakshmi Ashtottara Shatanamavali and Kubera Mantra while offering rice, turmeric, and coins to the deities.
Markets across India witness heavy crowds as people flock to jewelry stores and shops selling gold, silver, and new utensils. The day also marks the beginning of Diwali shopping, as people purchase new clothes, sweets, and gifts for friends and relatives.
In the business world, Muhurat Trading, a special one-hour trading session, is held on this day to bring wealth and success in the coming year — an age-old custom among stockbrokers and traders.
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