धनतेरस से दिवाली तक पूरी पूजा विधि और शुभ मुहूर्त और महाउपाय | Dhanteras 2026

Dhanteras: Date and Significance

Indu Ahuja describes Dhanteras on November 6, 2026, as coinciding with the Pradosh fast and Friday, which is associated with Venus. She says wealth includes health as well as money, and notes the worship of Lord Dhanvantari.

Timings

• General auspicious period: 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
• Abhijit Muhurat: 11:48 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
• Vijay Muhurat: 1:54–2:37 p.m.
• Pradosh puja: 4:57–7:57 p.m.
• Kuber-Lakshmi puja: 6:02–7:57 p.m.
• “Gadhuli” Muhurat: 5:30–6:00 p.m.

Puja Setup and Practices

• Spread a red cloth on a plate, add rice, and place Lakshmi and Ganesh idols or pictures on it.
• Prepare a kalash with water, a ₹1 coin, rice, five mango leaves (or betel leaves), and a coconut. Apply a kumkum tilak to the kalash and coconut.
• Offer items such as durva to Ganesh, betel nut, flowers, dried coriander, rice, sugar or rock sugar, fruit, and sandalwood. A silver coin or wealth pouch may also be included.
• For decorative lamps, the presenter uses sesame oil and adds rice, sugar, yellow mustard, green cardamom, cloves, and turmeric. She says she lights these lamps over all five days, changing the offerings daily.
• For the one-day lamp dedicated to Yama, she uses mustard oil, four wicks, four cloves, green cardamom, yellow mustard, rice, and sugar. She places it outside the door on the right-hand side when facing outward, or inside the home in the south.
• She also demonstrates burning camphor and incense cups in a havan kund.

Health-Related Suggestions

The presenter suggests holding a glass of water while praying to Lord Dhanvantari for health and well-being, then drinking the water or giving it to someone else. She advises against using a plastic container.

She also recommends playing or chanting a Dhanvantari mantra and says a Lakshmi mantra may be recited at home.

The presenter advises that the described puja process should not be performed during menstruation and suggests asking someone else to do it.

Items and Places Mentioned

Items: Lakshmi and Ganesh idols, kalash, sesame and mustard oil, colored lamps, camphor, incense cups, and a wealth pouch.

Places: The home’s doorway and the south direction.