Diwali 2025 Lakshmi Puja Timings, Date & Muhurat
Diwali 2025: A Grand 5-Day Hindu Festival of Lights. Diwali, the festival of lights, symbolizes the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. In 2025, Diwali will be celebrated with great devotion and grandeur on October 20th, which falls on Amavasya (New Moon Day). According to Sanatana Dharma, Diwali is not just a one-day festival but a five-day celebration, each day with its own spiritual and mythological importance.
When is Diwali 2025?
As per Drik Panchang Siddhanta (astrological calculation), Diwali is celebrated on the day when Amavasya prevails during the evening Pradosh period.
- Amavasya starts: October 20, 2025 – 3:42 PM
- Amavasya ends: October 21, 2025 – 5:00 PM
Since Amavasya overlaps with the evening time on October 20, Diwali 2025 should be celebrated on October 20 (Monday).
Lakshmi Puja Muhurat 2025
- Best time for Lakshmi Puja:
🕖 From 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM on October 20, 2025 - Pradosh Kaal Timing:
🕠 From 5:45 PM to 8:15 PM
Performing Lakshmi Puja during this time brings the blessings of wealth, prosperity, and peace. Light traditional oil lamps (deepams), offer prayers, and seek divine grace.
The Five Days of Diwali 2025 – Complete Guide
1. Dhanteras (Dhana Trayodashi) – October 18, 2025 (Saturday)
- Lakshmi Puja, Yamadeepdaan, and Go-triratna Vrat are performed.
- Considered auspicious to buy gold, silver, and new utensils.
- A special lamp is lit in the southern direction for the ancestors (Pitru Devatas).
- Also celebrated as Dhanvantari Jayanti in many regions.
2. Naraka Chaturdashi – October 19, 2025 (Sunday)
- The day Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasura.
- Early morning oil bath (taila abhyangana) is recommended.
- Light lamps in the evening and recite the story of Narakasura’s defeat.
3. Diwali / Lakshmi Puja – October 20, 2025 (Monday)
- Main day of the festival.
- Worship Goddess Lakshmi, offer sweets, flowers, and perform Deepadanam.
- Light multiple diyas across the house, especially in the pooja room and entrance.
4. Bali Padyami / Govardhan Puja – October 22, 2025 (Wednesday)
- Commemorates King Bali’s boon to return to Earth for 3 days.
- Also marks the day Lord Vishnu’s Vamana avatar sent Bali to Patala Loka.
- Govardhan Puja and cow worship are done on this day.
- Prepare a Govardhan hill model using cow dung and decorate it with flowers.
5. Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam – October 23, 2025 (Thursday)
- Brothers visit their sisters’ homes and eat food cooked by them.
- Sisters are honored with gifts, clothes, or money.
- This tradition symbolizes bond and blessings of Goddess Lakshmi through sibling love.
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How to Perform Lakshmi Puja on Diwali?
- Set up a clean place with silver or clay Lakshmi idols or kalash.
- Bathe the idol with pure water, milk, and turmeric water.
- Offer kumkum, turmeric, flowers, tulasi leaves, betel leaves, and naivedyam (sweets).
- Light 11 or 21 lamps (deepams) and chant: “Om Mahalakshmyai Namaha” – 108 times.
- Perform Aarti with devotion and distribute prasadam.
Dos & Don’ts on Diwali Day
✅ Clean and decorate your home (especially the entrance and pooja area).
✅ Light lamps in memory of ancestors (Pitru Deepam).
✅ Offer charity, food, and donations to the needy.
❌ Avoid consuming alcohol and meat on this day.
❌ Avoid creating noise pollution with loud firecrackers, especially around elders and animals.
May this Diwali bring you and your family abundance, happiness, and spiritual well-being. For more personalized rituals or Muhurat suggestions, always consult your local Vedic priest or astrologer.
