Before Diwali, people want to know when is Dhanteras? For your information, we tell that this year i.e. 2025, Dhanteras is on Saturday, 18 October 2025. Lord Dhanvantari was born on the day of Trayodashi Tithi of Kartik Krishna Paksha, hence this date is known as Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi. Dhanteras 2025 is on October 18 this year. This festival is celebrated just two days before Diwali, the biggest and important festival of Hinduism, which is the first day of the five-day long festival.
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How to celebrate Dhanteras ?
Apart from Dev Dhanvantari, on this day, there is a tradition of worshiping Goddess Lakshmi and Kuber, the god of wealth. Apart from Kuber, a lamp is also donated to Yamdev on this day. There is a belief about worshiping Yamdev on this day that by worshiping Yamdev on this day, there is no fear of premature death in the house. After worshiping Yamdev, a lamp should be lit at the main door of the house in the south direction for the whole night. Some money and pennies are also put in this lamp.
Auspicious purchase of jewelry, utensils and vehicles on Dhanteras
It is considered auspicious to buy new gifts, coins, utensils, vehicles and jewelry on this day. Bringing silver idols of Lakshmi and Ganesh ji home on this day increases wealth, success and progress in home-office, business organizations. On this day Lord Dhanvantari had appeared with an urn from the sea, so utensils are specially bought on this day. Buying dried coriander seeds on this day and keeping them in the house also increases the wealth of the family. Jewelers also have a lot of crowd on this day and people buy goods according to their capacity. Not only this, there is a lot of buying of vehicles on this day. People keep bookings in advance and bring vehicles home on that day. For this, the pundits also tell the auspicious time.
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Dhanteras Puja Muhurta
Pradosh period:
Pradosh Kaal Time: 06:05 PM to 08:30 PM
During this, Yama should be done in Deepdan and Lakshmi Puja.
Auspicious Time in the Evening
The time of worship on Dhanteras will be from 07:48 PM to 08:30 PM
During this, Deepdan and Lakshmi Puja should be done.
Worshiping during this is believed to be beneficial. This increases wealth, health and life.
Pradosh Kaal – 06:05 PM to 08:30 PM
Vrishabha Kaal – 07:48 PM to 09:52 PM
Trayodashi Tithi Begins – 12:18 PM on Oct 18, 2025
Trayodashi Tithi Ends – 01:51 PM on Oct 19, 2025
During this, shopping for Dhanteras and performing Lakshmi Puja will be fruitful.
Dhanteras worship method
Dhanteras should be worshiped in an auspicious time. First of all, Kuber should be worshiped in the vault by lighting thirteen lamps. While meditating on Lord Kuber, offer flowers to him. After this worship with incense, lamp, naivedya. Static Lakshmi Puja has special significance on this day.
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Yama Puja on Dhanteras
Yamdev is worshiped on the day of Dhanteras. It is believed that by worshiping Yamdev on this day, Yamdev removes the fear of premature death. Therefore, to avoid premature death, Yamdev is worshiped on Dhanteras. Now let us know about the method of Yama worship or how Yama Deepak celebrates Dhanteras.
How to light Yama’s lamp – Yama worship method
Worship is not done during the day but in the night. Yamraj is worshiped by lighting only a four-faced lamp.
For this, a lamp made of flour is made and placed on the right side of the main door of the house. This lamp is also called Jamdiva, Jam Ka Diya or Yamraj’s lamp.
At night, the women of the house put oil in the lamp and make a new cotton lamp and light four lights. The lamp should be kept in the south direction.
Before lighting the lamp, it should be worshiped with water, roli, flowers, rice, jaggery, naivedya etc. Do not light the lamp of Yama in the house beforehand.
The lamp of Dhanteras is lit for Lord Yamraj, the controller of death, so while lighting the lamp, along with bowing to him with full devotion, also pray that he should keep a pity on your family and no one should die prematurely.
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Story of Dhanteras
According to legends, there was a king in a kingdom, who after waiting for many years got the son Ratna. An astrologer said about the king’s son that, the day he gets married, he will die only after four days. The king was deeply saddened to hear this from the astrologer. To avoid this, he sent the prince to a place where no woman lives nearby. One day a princess passed by. Both the prince and the princess looked at each other and were fascinated and married each other.
According to the prediction of the astrologer, exactly four days later the eunuchs came to take the life of the prince. Seeing the eunuch, the prince’s wife started mourning. Seeing this, the Yamdoot requested Yamraj and asked him to suggest some way to save his life. On this, Yamraj said that the creature who worships me on the night of Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha, will light a lamp facing south with a garland.
According to the prediction of the astrologer, exactly four days later the eunuchs came to take the life of the prince. Seeing the eunuch, the prince’s wife started mourning. Seeing this, the Yamdoot requested Yamraj and asked him to suggest some way to save his life. On this Yamraj said that the creature who worships me on the night of Trayodashi of Kartik Krishna Paksha and lights a lamp facing south with a garland, he will never be afraid of premature death. Since then, there is a tradition of lighting a lamp on this day outside the house in the south direction.
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Dhanvantari was born two days before Mata Lakshmi due to churning of ocean
According to the scriptures, on the day of Dhanteras, Lord Dhanvantari was born with a golden urn in his hands after churning the ocean. Dhanvantari made the deities immortal with the nectar filled in the urn. Goddess Lakshmi appeared two days after Dhanvantari was born, hence the festival of Dhanteras is celebrated two days before Deepawali. According to the scriptures, Lord Dhanvantari is the physician of the deities and their devotion and worship gives health benefits. It is believed that Lord Dhanvantari is an incarnation of Vishnu and for the expansion and spread of medical science in the world, Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Dhanvantari.
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