Diwali special · 6 – 11 Nov 2026

शुभ दीपावली

A festival of light, abundance and peace

Health first, then wealth. The simple, correct way through all five days, mantra japa, auspicious timings and a beautiful wish for your family, all on one page.

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🪔 Light 11 diyas
Glowing clay diyas, a lotus and gold coins for Diwali
Your first Diwali practice

Light 11 diyas, one intention each

Tap each diya to light it, and hold one good intention in your heart: health, family, peace, abundance…

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Your home now glows with 11 diyas!

May Maa Lakshmi, Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu bless your family with good health, steady abundance and peace. +11 punya

The five days

From Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj

🏺Fri 6 NovDhanterasHealth first. Worship Lord Dhanvantari, buy a copper or brass vessel, whole coriander, turmeric, rock salt and a new broom.
🪔Sat 7 NovChoti DiwaliNarak Chaturdashi. Clean every corner, light a lamp for Yama at the door, offer pink lotus to Maa Lakshmi.
🌺Sun 8 NovLakshmi Puja · Badi DiwaliThe great night. Lakshmi with Ganesha and Vishnu, mantra japa on a Kamalgatta mala, family together at home.
⛰️Tue 10 NovGovardhan PujaAnnakut: offer many dishes to Shri Krishna in gratitude for food and shelter.
🤝Wed 11 NovBhai DoojSisters apply tilak and pray for their brothers' long life; brothers give a gift and a promise of protection.

📞 Dates follow Indian Standard Time. For the exact puja timing in your city, connect with True Spark before Diwali.

The golden philosophy

Health before wealth

🏺Dhanteras is for health firstWhen the cosmic ocean was churned (Samudra Manthan), Lord Dhanvantari emerged carrying the Amrit Kalash on Dhanteras. As the divine physician of Ayurveda, his blessings grant vitality and sound health. Real wealth means little without the health to enjoy it.
🪙The grand financial gatewayDiwali is revered as the great annual financial puja, to clear stagnation and welcome sustainable abundance into homes and enterprises.
The divine trinity

Never Lakshmi alone

🐘🪷🐚The inseparable trinityNever worship Goddess Lakshmi alone on Diwali. Establish Her with Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles, and Lord Vishnu, Her divine consort. Invoking Lakshmi without Vishnu makes the blessings restless.
🪑Posture and formChoose idols or pictures in a seated posture (baithi hui murti). A standing idol signifies fleeting wealth (chanchal Lakshmi); a seated one brings steady, lasting peace and permanence.
✨Consecration and idolsTraditional clay idols are renewed every year. Silver or brass idols worshipped daily already hold Pran Pratishtha (living energy) and stay on the altar unless cracked.
Dhanteras items · my checklist

Get ready, tick as you go

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Direction · family · cash

Where and how to sit for the puja

N ✓E ✓NW ✗SW

🧭 Sacred direction: Face North (Lord Kuber, wealth) or East (solar vitality). Avoid pure North-West, as it brings fluctuation.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family cohesion: Members sharing one kitchen and shared finances perform one joint puja. Relatives with separate finances perform separate rituals.

💰 Cash and lockers: Keep account books, jewellery, gold and a few representative cash notes at the feet of Lakshmi-Vishnu during the ritual to consecrate them.

Mantra sadhana

The Mahalakshmi mantra

ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः

Om Shreem Mahalakshmaye Namah

Mala: Kamalgatta (Sphatik is fine). Choose your sankalp:

malas

Tap the bead for each mantra

ॐ श्रीं महालक्ष्म्यै नमः

Each full mala of 108 adds 11 punya. Focus on japa rather than the aarti.

The lotus and the timing

The four auspicious muhurats

The power of the pink lotusOffering fresh pink lotus flowers (kamal ka phool) on Dhanteras, Choti Diwali and Badi Diwali pleases Maa Lakshmi immensely. Lotus seeds form the Kamalgatta rosary, focusing spiritual wealth energy.
🌅Morning
☀️Afternoon
🌇Evening · Pradosh
🌌Midnight · Nishitamost transformative for financial sadhana

⏰ Contact True Spark for more details on the exact muhurat.

Critical rules

Do this, strictly avoid that

Aarti

✅Focus purely on mantra japa. If you perform an aarti on the final day, sing Lord Vishnu's aarti.

⛔Do not sing the Lakshmi aarti. Traditional aartis end with a farewell (visarjan): you are inviting Her to stay, not to leave.

Home & presence

✅Stay inside your home on Diwali night with family, to welcome, honour and anchor the divine energy.

⛔Do not lock the home to attend outside parties or card clubs on the core Diwali night. Never abandon an invited guest.

Household energy

✅Keep joy, gratitude and laughter. Welcome family members and bless children with sweets and love.

⛔Do not argue, complain or shout. Outbursts and bitterness immediately repel Maa Lakshmi's graceful presence.

Offerings & remnants

✅Mix the puja coriander and turmeric into your kitchen stock as holy prasad for household prosperity and health.

⛔Do not discard sacred items or broken idols under road trees or on footpaths where they can be trampled.

Discipline & immersion

✅Do this sadhana for at least 3 consecutive years. Immerse holy organic remains in running water.

⛔Do not treat sadhana as a one-night gamble, or abandon the discipline right after the festival night.

Vedic numerology

Your Diwali number and colour

Enter your date of birth: a suggestion for Diwali from the planet of your root number.

A suggestion only. For a full reading, talk to True Spark.

Diwali quiz

How much do you know?

7 questions · all right = +3 punya

A wish for WhatsApp

Send your family and friends a Diwali wish

Write your name, pick a wish and send it. Whoever opens it sees this page with your name on top.

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Exact timing and personal guidance

Do this Diwali's puja in tune with your numbers

The exact muhurat for your city, your running Dasha and the right mantra for you: connect with True Spark before Diwali.

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Mantras and scriptures are shared here for devotion and reflection. They support, and do not replace, medical, legal or financial advice.