Puja samagri
- A wooden chowki, red or yellow cloth
- A picture or idol of Bhagwan Dhanvantari, Kuber and Lakshmi-Ganesh
- A ghee diya, 13 clay diyas, one four-wick diya (for Yam deepdaan)
- Roli, akshat (whole rice), turmeric, flowers, dhoop and agarbatti
- Sweets, fruit, whole coriander, jaggery
- New purchases — utensils, a coin or jewellery
- Everything in one place: buy puja samagri
Puja vidhi — step by step
- Clean the house before evening and make a rangoli at the main door.
- In Pradosh kaal, sit facing north or east. Spread the cloth on the chowki and place the pictures.
- First meditate on Ganesh ji, then light the diya and take the sankalp.
- Dhanvantari puja: offer roli, akshat and flowers and chant ‘Om Dhanvantaraye Namah’ 11 or 108 times. Pray for the good health of the family.
- Kuber puja: place your new purchases and your safe or wallet in the puja, offer roli and akshat and chant the Kuber Mantra.
- Lakshmi puja: offer flowers, sweets and whole coriander to Maa Lakshmi.
- Do the Dhanvantari aarti and the Kuber aarti, then share the prasad.
- Light 13 diyas in the house — at the main door, the kitchen, the tulsi and the water place.
How to do Yam deepdaan
- After the puja, take a four-wick diya of dough or clay and fill it with mustard oil.
- Place the diya outside the main door, facing south.
- Pray to Yamraj for the long life of the family. Mantra and full vidhi: Yam Dipdan Mantra.
- Light the diya and come back inside without looking back.
Puja time
Trayodashi tithi runs from 10:31 am, November 6 to 10:49 am, November 7. Do the puja in the evening Pradosh kaal of November 6 — in Delhi from 5:32 to 7:56 PM. Timings for other cities and full details of Dhanteras.
Information checked: October 27, 2026. These are traditions and beliefs; give priority to your own family's customs.