'Dhanteras' marks the first festival of the beginning of 'Diwali', the word Dhanteras is divided into two part. In Hindi, the word 'Dhan' means wealth and word 'Tera'means thirteen. On the eve of Dhanteras, Hindus worship goddess Lakshmi, who is known as the goddess of wealth. Dhanteras marks the beginning of the immensely popular Hindu festival of Diwali. Apart from being marked as the beginning of Diwali, Dhanteras also falls on the thirteenth day of the Kartik month, according to the Hindu calendar. Dhanteras is an auspicious occasion for Hindu families across the country and the world as well.

Dhanteras is important for the Hindu households because on this special day of Dhanteras Hindus buy new utensils, gold or silver. Hindu people buy such utensils because it is believed that goddess Lakshmi then showers households with more of this kind of wealth.  The Dhanteras Puja Muhurat is not only done for goddess Lakshmi but also for Kuber, who is the god of wealth. The shubh Dhanteras Puja Muhurat for goddess Lakshmi and god Kuber is sometimes done together in many Hindu households because it is thought that this will double the benefit of prayers.
Below are some Dhanteras Puja Muhurat timings and Dhanteras Dates one should be aware of:

-Dhanteras Puja Timing- 19:32 pm to 20:18 pm
-Pradosh Kaal - 17:49 pm to 20:18 pm
-Vrishabha Kaal - 19:32 pm to 21:33 pm
-Trayodashi Tithi Starts at 00:26 am on 17th October 2017
-Trayodashi Tithi Ends at 00:08 am on 18th October 2017
-Lakshmi puja should be done during Pradosh Kaal which starts after sunset.

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