Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India. Hindus consider this an extremely auspicious day for making new purchases, especially of gold or silver articles and new utensils.
About Dhanteras in brief
Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India. It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindi calendar month of Ashvin. Hindus consider this an extremely auspicious day for making new purchases, especially of gold or silver articles and new utensils. On this night, the lights are set out every night both in the sky lamps and as offerings at the base of a Tulsi plant and also in the form of diyas, which are placed in front of the doorways of homes. The Indian ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy, announced its decision to observe Dhaneras, as the \”National Ayuveda Day\”, which was first observed on 28 October 2016.
Usually, Gujarati families will enjoy a meal of daal baath and malpura to ring in the new year. On Vasubaras, the cow and her calf are worshiped. In the villages, cattle are adorned and worshiped by farmers as their main source of income. In South India, Brahmin women make ‘Marundhu’ which translates as’medicine’ on the eve of Naraka Chaturdasi.
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