Dhanteras 2025: Light up your home with 13 lamps on Dhanteras evening. Learn where to light them.

Dhanteras 2025 Diya: The festival of lights begins on Dhanteras. Along with shopping, lighting 13 lamps is also important. Learn where to light the lamps.

Dhanteras 2025 Diya: The festival of lights begins on Dhanteras, the thirteenth day of Kartik Krishna Paksha, which is today, October 18, 2025, and is considered the first festival of the festival. Along with worshipping Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Dhanvantari on Dhanteras, the scriptures also hold special significance for lighting lamps. It is believed that lighting 13 lamps on the evening of Dhanteras eliminates poverty, increases wealth, and ensures happiness and prosperity throughout the year.

Importance of lighting lamps on Dhanteras

Religious belief holds that the night of Dhanteras signals the appeasement of Yamraj and the arrival of Goddess Lakshmi. Therefore, during Pradosh Kaal on this day, Goddess Lakshmi and Dhanvantari are worshipped, and at night, a lamp is lit in the name of Yamraj, the god of death, called Yam Deep. Along with lighting the Yam Deep on Dhanteras, there is a tradition of lighting 13 lamps. These 13 lamps destroy sin, fear, and disease and bestow 13 types of happiness. Let's find out where to light these 13 lamps.

Where should these 13 lamps be lit?

At the main door – Today light two ghee lamps at the main door of the house.

Near Tulsi – Light a lamp near Tulsi. This brings health and peace to the home.

In the kitchen – Light a lamp in the name of Mother Annapurna in the kitchen, so that food and prosperity never decrease.

In the home temple – light a lamp in front of Lakshmi-Ganesh, which brings permanent wealth into the house.

In the safe or place where you keep money – light a lamp and pray to Goddess Lakshmi for increase and stability in wealth.

In the courtyard or terrace – Light a lamp and offer it to protect the directions.

Near water – Light a lamp near a place with water to keep diseases, defects and negativity away.

Bathroom- Lighting a lamp near the bathroom on Dhanteras day maintains cleanliness and health in the house.

As a Yama Deepdan (offering to Yama): Light a lamp outside the house, facing south. This is dedicated to Yamaraj.

At a Crossroads - Light a lamp at a crossroads near your home. If lighting it at a crossroads isn't possible, you can also light it under a Peepal tree.

In the balcony or window – Place a lamp facing outwards, it opens the path to prosperity.

In the direction of the entire house – light a lamp and pray for the happiness and peace of the entire family.

Near the garbage – When all the members of the house come home, light a lamp far away near the garbage.