Festival · 2024

Dhanteras 2024

Falls on 29 October 2024 in Nashik, as computed from the real sky for that city.

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Today's three riddles

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The day, for Nashik

29 October 2024

Kept on the day its tithi runs at dusk (pradosh).

Tithi
Krishna Dwadashi · until 10:32then Krishna Trayodashi from 10:32, the tithi this festival keeps
Nakshatra
Uttara Phalguni
Sunrise – Sunset
06:35 – 18:01
Abhijit Muhurta
11:55 – 12:41
The full day →

The day is chosen by the moment the tradition reads its tithi at, and the times are that day's own, computed for this city. A festival-specific puja window is not printed: those rules differ by tradition and await a scholar's review.

What the day is

Dhanvantari, who rose from the churning of the ocean carrying medicine — the day is about **health** as the first wealth. The metal-buying is a much later graft.

One act for the day

Look after the body you have been ignoring. Then give medicine, or its cost, to someone who cannot afford it.

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