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Diwali 2026 · 5 days

Diwali · Ahmedabad

Fri, 6 Nov – Wed, 11 Nov · 5 days

Main day · Sun, 8 Nov · Lakshmi puja –

All times: India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

DhanterasChoti DiwaliMAINBadi DiwaliGovardhan PujaBhai Dooj

5 days, with Ahmedabad’s dates

Each day’s muhurat for your city

Five days of lamps from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj: a lamp for Yama on Trayodashi, the early oil bath of Naraka Chaturdashi, Lakshmi puja at dusk on Amavasya, Govardhan and Bali puja on Pratipada, and the meal at a sister's hand on Yama Dvitiya.

Day 1 of 5DhanterasFirst day of Diwali festival; worship of Dhanvantari and Lakshmi; gold purchases.Yama deepa – See the full day
Day 2 of 52 days on 8 NovemberChoti DiwaliNarak ChaturdashiKrishna defeated demon Narakasura; observed as Chhoti Diwali.Abhyanga snana (arunodaya) – See the full dayMain day
Day 3 of 52 days on 8 NovemberBadi DiwaliDiwaliFestival of lights — return of Rama to Ayodhya; Lakshmi puja for prosperity.Lakshmi puja – See the full day
Day 4 of 5Govardhan PujaDay after Diwali; commemorates Krishna lifting Govardhan hill.Margapali – See the full day
Day 5 of 5Bhai DoojSisters apply tilak to brothers and pray for their long life.Yama puja – See the full day
No festival day on Sat, 7 NovNo festival day on Tue, 10 Nov

The 5-day vidhi

1
Yama-deepa on Trayodashi

• At nightfall on Trayodashi, place a lamp outside the house for Yama, praying that untimely death stays away.

2
Abhyanga snana on Chaturdashi

• Before sunrise — best between moonrise and sunrise — bathe with sesame oil, wave apamarga over the body, then offer water to Yama.

3
Lakshmi puja on Amavasya

• At pradosha, light rows of lamps and worship Lakshmi, then take the evening meal.

4
Govardhan puja on Pratipada

• In the morning worship Govardhana and the cows; Bali is honoured with a figure in five colours.

5
Bhai Dooj

• Brothers eat at their sister's home from her hands and honour her with gifts; Yama is worshipped in the afternoon.

History

These are five linked observances at the turn of Ashvina and Kartika. On Trayodashi a lamp is set outside for Yama at nightfall so that untimely death stays away. On Chaturdashi a sesame-oil bath is taken before sunrise, with the apamarga plant waved over the body and water offered to Yama under fourteen names. On Amavasya lamps are lit and Lakshmi is worshipped at dusk, torches are shown to light the way of the ancestors, and late in the night Alakshmi is sent out of the home. Pratipada brings the worship of King Bali, of cows and of Govardhana, remembering Krishna lifting the hill; and on Dvitiya, as Yamuna once fed her brother Yama in her home, brothers eat from their sisters' hands.

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Questions

When is Diwali 2026 in Ahmedabad?

Badi Diwali is on Sunday, 8 November 2026, Lakshmi puja 5:59 – 8:32 PM · India Standard Time (UTC+5:30). The festival days run from Fri, 6 Nov to Wed, 11 Nov.

What is the muhurat for Dhanteras?

Yama deepa, Fri, 6 Nov, 5:59 – 8:32 PM.

What is the muhurat for Choti Diwali?

Abhyanga snana (arunodaya), Sun, 8 Nov, 5:13 – 5:48 AM.

What is the muhurat for Badi Diwali?

Lakshmi puja, Sun, 8 Nov, 5:59 – 8:32 PM.

What is the muhurat for Govardhan Puja?

Margapali, Mon, 9 Nov, 1:31 – 3:43 PM.

What is the muhurat for Bhai Dooj?

Yama puja, Wed, 11 Nov, 1:31 – 3:43 PM.

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