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Festivals
Muhurat Trading: What the Diwali Session Actually Is, and What the Panchang Has to Do With It
Muhurat trading is Diwali's one-hour Samvat new-year session. NSE and BSE set the hour by circular, not the panchang. Here is the custom, honestly.
Vidhata Editorial Desk10 Sept 2026 · 8 min - 🪔
Pooja & rituals
Diwali Lakshmi Puja for a Shop, an Office or a Factory: The Business Version of the Home Rite
How Diwali Lakshmi puja changes for a shop, office or factory: the cash box, the machinery, the entrance, and the timing tension nobody admits to.
Vidhata Editorial Desk9 Sept 2026 · 10 min - 🪔
Festivals
Diwali 2026 Lakshmi Puja Muhurat: City-by-City Timings for India and Abroad
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November. The Lakshmi puja muhurat is where pradosh kaal and a fixed Vrishabha ascendant overlap, and that overlap is a different clock window in every city. Full computed tables for 16 Indian cities and six cities abroad, in IST and in each city's own local time.
Vidhata Editorial Desk9 Sept 2026 · 12 min - 🌗
Festivals
Diwali 2026: Why the Five-Day Festival Runs Four Days, Not Five
Naraka Chaturdashi and Lakshmi Puja both fall on Sunday 8 November 2026, one date carrying two rituals while another date in the same week carries none. Neither is a calendar error. Here is the mechanism, called tithi kshaya, and what to actually do on 8 November, morning and evening.
Vidhata Editorial Desk9 Sept 2026 · 9 min - 🌇
Pooja & rituals
Lakshmi Puja Muhurat 2026: How Pradosh Kaal and Sthir Lagna Decide the Right Time
The Lakshmi puja muhurat is not a single clock time. It comes from where pradosh kaal and a fixed sthir lagna overlap, and in 2026 that window differs by city. Here is the rule, and why Bengal's nishita kaal tradition follows a different one.
Vidhata Editorial Desk7 Sept 2026 · 10 min
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