Diwali Puja Kit 2026दीवाली पूजा की पूरी प्रक्रिया, और वर्ष भर समृद्धि कैसे बनी रहे

The five days of Diwali 2026दीपावली 2026 के पाँच दिन

Dates for New Delhi by Drik Panchang's rules; the day is the same in other cities. Each day's full text is in the library.

1. Day 1 · Kartik Krishna Trayodashi

   Dhanteras

   Friday, 6 November 2026

   Dhanvantari Jayanti and the start of the festival. Buy a new metal item, worship Kuber, Lakshmi and Dhanvantari in the pradosh period, and set the Yama lamp facing south outside the main door.

   • Clean the house and the puja place; buy the clay lamps, the Lakshmi-Ganesh idols and the puja samagri today
   • Buy a metal item: a utensil, silver or gold, or whole coriander seed if nothing else
   • Evening: Kuber-Lakshmi-Dhanvantari puja in pradosh, thirteen lamps, then the Yama deepdaan

   Lakshmi puja muhurat 18:02–19:57 · Pradosh kaal 17:33–19:57 (New Delhi)

   Read the katha and vidhi

2. Day 2 · Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi

   Naraka Chaturdashi (Chhoti Diwali)

   Saturday, 7 November 2026

   Krishna's victory over Narakasura. The abhyang snan (oil bath) before sunrise, a lamp for Yama in the evening, and in many homes the Hanuman puja — Hanuman Jayanti by the Kartik reckoning.

   • Before sunrise: oil massage and bath (abhyang snan) with ubtan
   • Finish the rangoli, the torans and the lamp positions; test the string lights
   • Evening: fourteen lamps, one for Yama at the door; Hanuman Chalisa where the family keeps it
   Read the katha and vidhi

3. Day 3 · Kartik Amavasya

   Diwali · Lakshmi Puja

   Sunday, 8 November 2026

   The main night. Lakshmi-Ganesh puja in the pradosh period and the fixed (sthira) Vrishabha lagna, the ledger puja for businesses, the lamps in every corner of the home, and the night kept awake.

   • Morning: pitru tarpan for those who keep it; bath, new or clean clothes, the puja chowki set up facing east or north
   • Evening: the Lakshmi-Ganesh puja in the muhurat below, then the aarti, prasad and the deepdaan
   • Keep the main lamp burning all night; no sweeping after the puja

   Lakshmi puja muhurat 17:54–19:50 · Pradosh kaal 17:31–19:55 (New Delhi)

   Read the katha and vidhi

4. Day 4 · Kartik Shukla Pratipada

   Govardhan Puja · Annakut

   Tuesday, 10 November 2026

   Krishna lifting Govardhan. A hill of cow dung or grain is worshipped in the morning or evening window, cows are decorated, and the Annakut of 56 dishes is offered. In Gujarat it is the new year (Bestu Varas).

   • Make the Govardhan of cow dung or grain, circle it seven times with the family
   • Offer the Annakut (grain, vegetables, sweets) and distribute it
   • Bathe and decorate the cows where there are any; feed them green fodder

   Morning muhurat 06:40–08:50 · Evening muhurat 15:20–17:30 (New Delhi)

   Read the katha and vidhi

5. Day 5 · Kartik Shukla Dwitiya

   Bhai Dooj · Yama Dwitiya

   Wednesday, 11 November 2026

   Yamuna feeding her brother Yama. The sister puts the tilak on her brother in the afternoon (aparahna) window, feeds him, and he gives a gift and the promise of protection. The festival closes.

   • Sister: the tilak thali with roli, akshat, a sweet and a coconut (gola); the tilak in the aparahna window
   • Brother: eat at the sister's home or hand, give the gift
   • Those near the Yamuna bathe in it; the rest offer water to Yama and Yamuna

   Aparahna (afternoon) 13:10–15:20 (New Delhi)

   Read the katha and vidhi

Lakshmi Puja muhurat 2026, for your cityलक्ष्मी पूजा मुहूर्त 2026, आपके शहर के लिए

Samagri checklistसामग्री सूची

Tick as you buy (this browser remembers) and print it for the market. Whatever is missing, the puja still stands: the intent outranks the samagri.

The Lakshmi-Ganesh puja, step by stepलक्ष्मी-गणेश पूजा, चरण-दर-चरण

For the home puja without a pandit. Say the mantras as written; where Sanskrit is hard, say the meaning in your own words. The full vidhi and katha

1. 1

   Set the place

   Bathe after sunset, wear clean or new clothes. In the north-east of the home, or facing east or north, spread the cloth on the chowki, make a bed of rice, set Ganesh and Lakshmi on it with Lakshmi to the right of Ganesh. Draw a swastik with roli before them. Light the main ghee lamp to the right of the deities and a small lamp to the left.

2. 2

   Achman and sankalp

   Sip water three times from the right palm, then sprinkle water on yourself and the samagri with the mantra. Take rice, a flower and a coin in the right hand with a little water, and say the sankalp: your name, gotra, the place, the day (Kartik Amavasya, the year) and the wish — the Lakshmi-Ganesh puja for the home's lasting prosperity. Let the water fall into a plate.

   ॐ अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थां गतोऽपि वा। यः स्मरेत् पुण्डरीकाक्षं स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः॥

3. 3

   Kalash sthapana

   Fill the kalash with water, drop in the supari, the coin and a few grains of rice, place the five mango leaves at its mouth and the coconut on top, tie the mauli around its neck, and set it on a bed of rice beside Lakshmi. Mark it with a swastik. The kalash stands for Varuna and all the tirthas; worship it with roli, akshat and a flower.

4. 4

   Ganesh puja first

   No puja begins without Ganesh. Offer him water, the tilak of roli and chandan, akshat, durva, a flower, the sacred thread, dhoop, deep and a modak or laddoo, with his mantra. Ask that the puja go without obstruction.

   ॐ गं गणपतये नमः

5. 5

   Lakshmi's sixteen offerings

   Invite Lakshmi (avahan) with a flower held at the heart, offer her a seat, water for the feet, achman, a bath of panchamrit then clean water, the vastra and chunri, chandan and kumkum, akshat, the garland and lotus, perfume, dhoop, deep, the naivedya of kheel-batashe and sweets, the paan with supari, a dakshina coin, and the pradakshina. Say the Lakshmi mantra 11 or 108 times with the mala or on the fingers.

   ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः

   Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, read after the mantra
6. 6

   Kuber, the ledger and the safe

   Place the cash box, the jewellery or the coin, and the new ledger before Lakshmi. Draw the swastik and write 'Shubh Labh' and the new year's date on the first page. Worship Kuber with roli and akshat, asking him to guard what Lakshmi gives. Businesses do the full bahi-khata puja and the staff takes a tilak.

   ॐ यक्षाय कुबेराय वैश्रवणाय धनधान्याधिपतये धनधान्यसमृद्धिं मे देहि दापय स्वाहा

7. 7

   Saraswati and the tools of work

   Put a tilak on the pen, the books, the laptop or the instruments of your work, and on the kalash of water. Lakshmi stays where learning and work are honoured.

8. 8

   Shri Suktam, Chalisa or Kanakadhara

   One text, read or sung together: the Lakshmi Chalisa for most homes, the Kanakadhara Stotram where Sanskrit is at ease, the Shri Suktam with a pandit. Children read the aarti words from the library page; the player reads it aloud for those who cannot.

   Lakshmi Chalisa with meaning and audio
9. 9

   Aarti

   First Ganesh's aarti 'Jai Ganesh Deva', then Lakshmi's 'Om Jai Lakshmi Mata', and in many homes 'Om Jai Jagdish Hare' after it. Camphor or the ghee lamp, the bell and the conch; pass the flame to everyone, hands over the flame to the eyes.

   Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, the aarti with audio
10. 10

    Deepdaan: the lamps go out to the home

    Light every lamp from the puja lamp: the main door first (both sides), then tulsi, the kitchen, the water place, every room's threshold, the stairs, the roof edge and the back door, so no corner stays dark. Lamps for the ancestors and one at the crossroads or a temple for those who keep it.

11. 11

    Prasad and the night

    Distribute the kheel-batashe and sweets to everyone, elders first, and send some to the neighbours. Eat after the puja. Keep the main lamp burning all night, do not sweep after the puja, and keep the home lit and awake late: Lakshmi is said to visit the house that stays awake.

12. 12

    Next morning

    Before sunrise, sweep the home outwards and carry the old year's rubbish out: this is the Alakshmi nissarana, the sending out of want. Then Govardhan Puja in its morning window.

Texts to read and listen toपढ़ने और सुनने के पाठ

Each text with its meaning, and a read-aloud player for members. Open it on the phone at puja time.

पूजा विधिPuja Vidhis

दीपावली लक्ष्मी-गणेश पूजा विधि

Diwali Lakshmi-Ganesh Puja Vidhi

कार्तिक अमावस्या की रात — राम के अयोध्या आगमन और लक्ष्मी के प्राकट्य की कथा, लक्ष्मी-गणेश पूजा की पूरी विधि, बहीखाता पूजन, दीपदान और रंगोलीThe night of the Kartik new moon: Rama's return to Ayodhya and the appearance of Lakshmi, the Lakshmi-Ganesh puja step by step, the ledger puja, the lamps and the rangoli

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चालीसाChalisas

श्री लक्ष्मी चालीसा

Lakshmi Chalisa

धन, सुख और समृद्धि की देवी माँ लक्ष्मी की चालीसा, हर दोहे और चौपाई के अर्थ सहितThe Chalisa of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and well-being, with the meaning of every doha and chaupai

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आरतीAartis

ॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता

Om Jai Lakshmi Mata

श्री लक्ष्मी जी की आरती, गीता प्रेस के पाठ से, हर पद के अर्थ सहितThe aarti of Lakshmi in the Gita Press reading, with the meaning of every stanza

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स्तोत्र और कवचStotras and Kavachas

महालक्ष्म्यष्टकम्

Mahalakshmi Ashtakam

इन्द्र द्वारा की गई महालक्ष्मी की स्तुति, 'नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये', आठ श्लोक और फलश्रुति, हर श्लोक के अर्थ सहितIndra's hymn to Mahalakshmi, Namaste'stu Mahamaye: eight verses and the verses of merit, with the meaning of each

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स्तोत्र और कवचStotras and Kavachas

श्रीकनकधारास्तोत्रम्

Shri Kanakadhara Stotram

आदि शंकराचार्य से जोड़ी जाने वाली लक्ष्मी-स्तुति, 'अङ्गं हरेः पुलकभूषणमाश्रयन्ती': गीता प्रेस के पाठ से 18 श्लोक, हर श्लोक के अर्थ सहितThe hymn to Lakshmi traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, Angam Hareh Pulakabhushanam: all 18 shlokas from the Gita Press text, with the meaning of each

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आरतीAartis

जय गणेश देवा

Jai Ganesh Deva

श्री गणेश जी की आरती, अर्थ सहितThe Ganesh aarti sung before every puja, with the meaning of every stanza

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पूजा विधिPuja Vidhis

धनतेरस पूजा विधि और कथा

Dhanteras Puja Vidhi and Katha

कार्तिक कृष्ण त्रयोदशी — धन्वंतरि जयंती और धनत्रयोदशी: राजा हिम के पुत्र और यम की कथा, यम दीपदान, खरीदारी, कुबेर-लक्ष्मी पूजा और तेरह दीपकKartik Krishna Trayodashi, Dhanvantari Jayanti and Dhantrayodashi: the story of King Hima's son and Yama, the Yama lamp, what to buy, the Kuber-Lakshmi puja and the thirteen lamps

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व्रत कथाVrat Kathas

गोवर्धन पूजा कथा और विधि

Govardhan Puja Katha and Vidhi

कार्तिक शुक्ल प्रतिपदा की गोवर्धन पूजा — श्रीकृष्ण, इंद्र का क्रोध और गिरिराज की कथा, गोबर के गोवर्धन और अन्नकूट की पूजा विधिGovardhan Puja on Kartik Shukla Pratipada, the day after Diwali: how Krishna lifted the hill against Indra's rain, and how to make and worship the Govardhan of cow dung with the Annakut

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व्रत कथाVrat Kathas

भाई दूज की कथा और तिलक विधि

Bhai Dooj Katha and Tilak Vidhi

कार्तिक शुक्ल द्वितीया की यम द्वितीया — यमुना और उनके भाई यमराज की कथा, बहन के तिलक की विधि और भाई-बहन की रीतियाँYama Dwitiya on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya: the story of Yamuna and her brother Yama, how the sister does the tilak, and the brother-sister customs of the day

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व्रत कथाVrat Kathas

वैभव लक्ष्मी व्रत कथा

Vaibhav Lakshmi Vrat Katha

शुक्रवार का माँ लक्ष्मी का व्रत — शीला और वृद्धा के रूप में आई लक्ष्मी की कथा, श्री यंत्र और आभूषण की पूजा-विधि, अष्ट लक्ष्मी, ग्यारह या इक्कीस शुक्रवार और उद्यापनThe Friday vrat of Mother Lakshmi: the story of Sheela and the old woman who was Lakshmi, the puja with the Shri Yantra and an ornament, the Ashta Lakshmi, eleven or twenty-one Fridays, and the udyapan

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Year-long prosperity: the astrologyवर्ष भर समृद्धि: ज्योतिष

One act for the year, by Moon sign

Seven habits, for the whole year

1. A lamp at the door or the tulsi every evening at sunset (pradosh), the hour the Diwali puja itself is timed to.
2. Friday is Lakshmi's day: the puja place cleaned, a white or pink flower, the Chalisa or the Ashtakam once.
3. The ledger written up: the home's or the shop's accounts kept current, since Lakshmi is worshipped with Ganesh, the lord of order, not alone.
4. A fixed share given: a tenth, a twentieth, whatever is honest — to a temple, a student, a worker — before it is spent. Daan is the half of the prosperity vrat that most people drop.
5. No money lent, borrowed or paid out on Amavasya and after sunset on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the old trading rule.
6. Shri Suktam or the Lakshmi Chalisa on each Purnima, and the Satyanarayan katha on Kartik Purnima, the fifteenth day after Diwali.
7. The main door kept clean, lit and unobstructed: Lakshmi is said to enter through it and to turn back from a dark or cluttered one.

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