Dhanteras is part of the festival of Diwali 2023. Dhanteras 2023 is on November 10th. It celebrates the birthday of Dhanvantari.
Happy Diwali 2023
Diwali is a five day celebration. It begins with Govatsa Dwadashi and ends with Bhai Beej. The festival of lights, Diwali 2023 falls on November 12th.
Dhanteras 2021: Happy birthday to Lord Dhanvantari
Dhanteras 2021 is part of the festival of Diwali. It honors the birth of Lord Dhanvantari, the patron deity of Ayurveda
Dhanteras 2020
Dhanteras celebrates the birth of Lord Dhanvantari, the patron saint of Ayurveda. It is part of the festival of Diwali 2020
Dhanteras 2018 Celebrate Dhanvantari's birthday
The festival of Diwali is actually comprised of five days of rituals in India. We begin the celebration of Diwali 2018 with Govatsa Dwadashi and then the festival of Dhanteras. According to mypanchang.com, Dhanteras 2018 is on November 4 for North America, the West Indies, and South America. For India, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, […]
Dhanteras 2017
The festival of Diwali is actually comprised of five days of rituals in India. We begin the celebration of Diwali 2017 with Govatsa Dwadashi and then the festival of Dhanteras. According to mypanchang.com, Dhanteras 2017 is on October 16 for North America, the West Indies, and South America. For India, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, […]
Dhanteras 2016
The festival of Diwali is actually comprised of five days of rituals in India. We begin the celebration of Diwali 2016 with Govatsa Dwadashi and then the festival of Dhanteras. According to mypanchang.com, Dhanteras 2016 is on October 27 for North America, the West Indies, Europe, Africa, and South America. For India, Australia, New Zealand, […]
Dhanteras 2015
The festival of Diwali is actually comprised of five days of rituals in India. We begin the celebration of Diwali 2015 with the festival of Dhanteras. According to mypanchang.com, Dhanteras 2015 is on November 8 for North America, the West Indies, Europe and South America. For India, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries east of […]
Diwali 2015
Diwali is a five day festival in India. It begins with Dhanteras, followed by Kali Chaudas and Naraka Chaturdashi, and then the night of Diwali itself. Diwali or Deepavali is the Indian festival of lights. “Deepa” means light and “avali” means a continuous line. Diwali occurs just before the Indian New Year. Diwali 2015 will […]
Dhanteras 2014
The festival of Diwali is actually comprised of five days of rituals in India. Given the varying time zones and the solar eclipse, there has been some confusion about what is happening and when. We begin the celebration of Diwali 2014 with the festival of Dhanteras. According to mypanchang.com, Dhanteras 2014 is on October 20 […]