The auspicious festival of Dhanteras, falling on the Trayodashi Tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Kartik, is being celebrated across the country today, November 6, 2026, with great devotion and reverence. On this special day, worshiping Lord Dhanvantari, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Kuber is considered to hold immense religious significance. It's believed that performing the rituals with proper विधि brings everlasting happiness and prosperity to the home. Everyone desires that there should never be any shortage of wealth and food in their household, and people make elaborate preparations for this. Let us know how you should prepare for the worship on this sacred occasion and what the correct method is so that the grace of the goddess remains in your life.
Dhanteras 2026 Shubh Muhurat and Puja Timing
This festival of Dhanteras is considered very special. The Dhanteras puja date is Friday, November 6, 2026. The Dhanteras puja muhurat is from 06:02 PM to 07:57 PM. The total duration is 01 hour and 56 minutes. On top of that, the Pradosh Kaal will remain from 05:32 PM to 08:09 PM, and the Vrishabh Kaal will remain from 06:02 PM to 07:57 PM. Performing rituals during these timings is considered extremely fruitful.
Worship Rituals for Lord Dhanvantari, Goddess Lakshmi, and Kuber Ji
After lighting the lamp, you should begin the worship of Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, Dhanvantari Ji, and Kuber Ji with all your heart. Remembering all these deities removes all negative energy from the house and makes the atmosphere very pure. After this, you should offer flowers, sweet sweets, and fresh fruits to the gods with full devotion, which form an essential part of the worship, while when you offer these items to the god with complete faith, they fulfill your every wish very quickly. This entire process should be done very calmly without any haste so that you can get the full benefit of the worship on this sacred day.
Essential Materials and Proper Preparation for Puja
- Collecting Materials: All the required puja materials should be kept ready in advance on this special day so that there is no hindrance of any kind during the ritual.
- Combination of Sacred Items: You will need to arrange all sacred things together such as a lamp, flowers, roli, akshat, sweets, fruits, and incense sticks for the puja.
- Cleanliness of the Place and Lighting the Lamp: First of all, you should clean the worship area of your house nicely and then light a beautiful ghee lamp there.
Simple and Complete Puja Procedure for Dhanteras
Cleaning the place and lighting the lamp: First clean the puja place nicely and then light a beautiful lamp of ghee or oil there. Remembering the deities: After this, meditate on and invoke the first worshippable Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, Dhanvantari Ji, and Lord Kuber. Applying tilak and offering clothes: After offering water to all the deities, apply tilak with roli and akshat, and offer kalava or moli as clothing to them, while offering flowers and bhog: Offer fresh flowers, incense sticks, seasonal fruits, and sweets as bhog to the gods with full devotion. Katha and Aarti: Listen to the story of Dhanteras during the worship and finally complete the puja by performing aarti of all the deities. Keeping a lamp at the main entrance: Make sure to keep a single-faced or four-faced lamp lit at the main entrance of your house in the evening.
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