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Kartik Amavasya 2026

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Kartik Amavasya
The darkest night of the Hindu year — Kartik Amavasya is Diwali night itself. Lamps line every threshold to welcome Lakshmi, while in Bengal the same midnight belongs to Kali, worshipped with hibiscus and red offerings at Kalighat and Dakshineswar.
Kartik Amavasya 2026 falls on 9th November 2026.
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Upcoming Dates For Kartik Amavasya
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About
Two very different moods share this one moonless night. Across north and west India, this is the main Lakshmi Puja of Diwali — homes are lit so the goddess can find her way in, and small lamps are also set out for ancestors returning home at the end of the Pitru cycle. The Skanda Purana's Kartik Mahatmya praises this night above other amavasyas for charity and lamp-offering. In Bengal, Assam and Odisha, the same midnight is Kali Puja, with all-night rites at Dakshineswar and Kalighat. For Jains, it is Mahavira's nirvana — the start of the Jain new year, Bestavarsh. Pilgrims also gather at Gaya, Haridwar and Prayag, since this is held to be the most powerful amavasya of the year for Tarpan and Pind Daan.
Prarthanas & mantras for Kartik AmavasyaListen to devotional prarthanas and chants for Hindu festivals

Festival Pooja & Pandit Booking

Want a Pandit-led pooja for this festival at home, or online if you live abroad? Dharmayana connects you with verified Pandits for all major Hindu festivals — Diwali, Navratri, Shivratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and more.

You can book:

  • Festival pooja at home with a verified Pandit
  • Online / virtual pooja with live video and digital prasad
  • Same-day sankalp for time-sensitive festivals

Bookings, samagri lists and Pandit assignment are all handled inside the Dharmayana app — choose the festival, pick a date and the rest is taken care of.

Prarthana, Mantras & Vrat Katha

Every festival has its own prarthanas, stotras and vrat kathas. Reading or listening to them on the festival day is the simplest way to observe the tradition at home.

Inside the Dharmayana app you can listen to:

  • 1000+ prarthanas, mantras and stotras with clear audio
  • Festival-specific kathas — Lakshmi, Durga, Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna
  • Multilingual versions: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and more

Browse the full collection of prarthanas or get the app to play them on the festival morning without ads.

Festival Date, Tithi & Muhurat

Hindu festivals are tied to a specific Tithi, not a fixed date — so the day shifts every year and even varies slightly across cities.

Open the Panchanga for the festival day to see the exact Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Shubh Muhurat for pooja in your location.

The Dharmayana app keeps track of all upcoming festivals on the Hindu calendar and reminds you in advance.

Personalised Astrology Around Festivals

Festivals are also a good time to look at your kundali — many families plan sankalp, donations or new beginnings around them.

Inside the app you can:

  • Generate your personal Vedic kundali
  • Talk to a Jyotisha for guidance around career, relationships or health
  • Run kundali matching before fixing a marriage during the festival season

All of this is available inside the Dharmayana app — no fixed schedule, use it whenever you need it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hindu festivals — like Diwali, Navratri, Mahashivaratri, Holi and Janmashtami — mark sacred moments tied to deities, seasons and lunar/solar cycles. Each festival has its own story, vrat, prarthana and rituals, and is timed using the Panchanga so the date moves slightly every year against the Gregorian calendar.

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