Diwali 2024 Date: Different arguments are being given by scholars regarding the exact date of Diwali. Astrologer Dr. Anish Vyas told that this has been explained in detail in Purushartha Chintamani in the religious book Dharma Sindhu. According to this, for determining Amavasya, if Pradosh prevails on the first day and there is Amavasya for more than three hours on the second day (even if Pradosh is not prevalent on the second day), then Pratipada is calculated from the expectation of Amavasya of the previous day (Pradosh Vyapini and Nishith Vyapini Amavasya). If there is an increase then Lakshmi puja etc. should also be done on the second day.
According to this decision, since in most of the almanacs, Amavasya on 1st November is for more than 03 Prahar and in other visual almanacs also this date is prevalent in Pradosh. Therefore, worshiping Lakshmi and Diwali on this day is according to the scriptures. Making it more clear, it is said in Dharma Sindhu that even if Amavasya is not in Pradosh on the second day, but if Amavasya is more than three and a half prahar, then worshiping Lakshmi is correct on the second day only, that is, if Amavasya is on the second day even in the secondary Pradosh period, then Diwali is celebrated on the second day. The day itself is according to the scriptures.
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Astrologer Dr. Anish Vyas told that on page number 26 of the first paragraph of Nirman Sindhu, there is an instruction that when the date is present in the Karma period for two days, the decision should be made according to the pair. For this reason, the combination of Amavasya Pratipada is considered auspicious, that is, taking Pratipada Yuta on Amavasya is very fruitful. There is an article on page number 300 of the third chapter of Nirman Sindhu that if Amavasya does not touch Pradosh on both the days then Lakshmi Puja should be done on the second day. There is also a difference of meaning in this that if Amavasya touches Pradosh on both the days then Lakshmi Puja should be done on the second day.
Amavasya for two days
According to Dr. Anish Vyas, this time Amavasya will start from 3:53 pm on 31st October and will last till 6:17 pm on 1st November. In such a situation, there will be Pradosh Kaal for two days during the date of Amavasya. This festival can be celebrated when there is no new moon for more than one hour from sunrise to sunset. Sunset on November 1 will be at 5:40 pm. After this, Amavasya will remain for 37 minutes. It is mentioned in the scriptures that Lakshmi Puja should be performed on the day when there is Amavasya during Pradosh Kaal i.e. at the time of sunset. Keeping this in mind, celebrate Diwali on 1st November only.
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