Kartik Amavasya 2024: Kartik month start date is starting from 18 October 2024. The entire month of Kartik is considered best for bathing and donating. It is a religious belief that in Kartik, Shri Hari (Vishnu ji) resides in water. Therefore the importance of bathing doubles.
Especially on Kartik Amavasya and Purnima, the one who takes bath in the water of river Tirtha gets the blessings of Lord Vishnu and Mother Lakshmi. Diwali is celebrated on Kartik Amavasya. When is Kartik Amavasya this year in 2024, know its date, auspicious time and importance of bathing and donating.
Kartik Amavasya 2024 date
Kartik Amavasya is on Friday, 1 November 2024. This day is also Diwali. According to Skanda and Bhavishya Purana, apart from worshiping Lakshmi on the new moon day of Kartik month, taking a holy bath (Kartik bath) and donations, all kinds of sins are eradicated.
Kartik Amavasya 2024 Muhurat
According to the calendar, Kartik Amavasya will start on 31 October 2024 at 03:52 pm and will end the next day on 1 November 2024 at 06:16 pm.
- Bathing time – 4.50 am – 5.41 am
- Pradosh period – 05.36 pm – 08.11 pm
Importance of Kartik Amavasya in Puranas (Kartik Amavasya Significance)
It is told in Brahma Purana that Goddess Lakshmi comes to earth on Kartik Amavasya. Padma Purana says that donating a lamp on this day brings inexhaustible virtue. According to Skanda Purana, by reciting Gita and donating food and woolen clothes on the new moon day of Kartik month, one gets the blessings of ancestors along with Gods. One gets the blessing of happiness, prosperity and success.
What auspicious work is to be done on Kartik Amavasya (Kartik Amavasya Puja vidhi)
- On the day of Kartik Amavasya, one should wake up in Brahma Muhurta and take bath in the holy river or in its water. Offer Arghya to the Sun.
- Make offerings in the name of ancestors, floating sesame seeds in water will be beneficial.
- Reciting Navagraha Stotra in the morning removes planetary related defects.
- By anointing Shivalinga with honey during Pradosh period, all the obstacles are removed.
- In the evening, light a lamp outside the main gate and courtyard of the house. With this, Goddess Lakshmi resides in the house. Also Yamraj and ancestors are happy.
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