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Dīpāvali / Śrī Mahālakṣmī Pūjā

Festival of Divine Lights & Triumph over Darkness

Saturday, 23 October 2280

Lord Śrī Rāma and Sītā returning to Ayodhyā on the Puṣpaka Vimāna amidst thousands of glowing earthen deepas and Goddess Mahālakṣmī
Dīpāvali Deepotsava: The joyous return of Śrī Rāma and Sītā to Ayodhyā as the entire city blazes with millions of earthen lamps under Goddess Mahālakṣmī’s celestial grace.

From the pañchāṅga

Amāvāsyā begins23 Oct, 2:26 PM
Ends24 Oct, 4:10 PM
ObservancePradoṣa / Sāyaṅkāla, at dusk

How it is observed

Lakṣmī is worshipped at dusk on the new-moon night, the home lit with rows of lamps (dīpa) to welcome her; for many it opens the new financial year.

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Today's Sky (23 October 2280)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:10 AM102° ESE
Sunset5:56 PM258° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise5:11 AM91° E
Moonset5:27 PM267° W
Rāhu Kāla

9:07 AM – 10:35 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:31 PM – 3:00 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:39 AM – 12:27 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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