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Labh Pancham 2026

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Labh Pancham
Five days after Diwali, Gujarati traders reopen shops with a fresh ledger — writing 'Shubh' on the left page, 'Labh' on the right, and a sathiya (svastika) in the middle. The same Kartika Shukla Panchami is Jnana Panchami for Shvetambara Jains, who bring out and worship their scriptures.
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The day carries two very different meanings. For Gujarati merchants it is the first working morning of the new Vikram Samvat year. The new account book — called chopda or khata — is consecrated before any business is recorded: 'Shubh' (auspiciousness) on the left, 'Labh' (profit) on the right, and a sathiya drawn at the centre of the first page, with Lakshmi invoked over it. Shvetambara Jains observe the same tithi as Jnana Panchami, literally 'Knowledge Fifth', falling five days after they mark Mahavira's nirvana at Diwali. Manuscripts and Agamas kept in temple bhandars are taken out, dusted, displayed and worshipped — an annual airing of the scriptural collection. Digambara Jains do not use this date; their parallel festival, Shruta Panchami, falls in Jyeshtha (May–June) instead.
PRARTHANA FOR LABH PANCHAM
Kubera Dhana Prapti Mantra
1. Kubera Dhana Prapti Mantra
Ganesh Chalisa
2. Ganesh Chalisa
Lakshmi Kubera Mantra
3. Lakshmi Kubera Mantra
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Festival Date, Tithi & Muhurat

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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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