Shubh Dhanteras, Shubh Diwali: Nation embraces into the golden spirit of #Dhanteras

NewsBharati    17-Oct-2017
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New Delhi, October 17: Finally the Festival of Lights is here, Happy Diwali to everyone. Today on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, people are celebrating ‘Dhanatrayodashi’ across the country. This auspicious day is where people buy new utensils, gold ornaments etc. Buying ornaments on this day brings good luck and wealth into the lives of the people.

 

Dhanteras also known as Dhantrayodashi is the first day of the Diwali festival and Hindus worship Kubera – the god of wealth – as a tradition. As the folklore go, it is also believed that Goddess Lakshmi came out of the ocean during the churning of the milky sea ( Samudramanthan) with a pot of gold and wealth on this day. Dhanteras is also known as the day of Yamadeepdaan. Today the timing for the Puja this year is between 7.32 pm to 8.18 pm.

Twitter has been overflooded with the ‘Dhanteras’ best wishes. Here are some of the tweets tweeted by our ministers: