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City Muhurta
Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) · Bangalore
दीपावली (लक्ष्मी पूजा)
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Bangalore, India
Lakshmi Puja on Kartika Amavasya — the festival of lights.
Tithi
Chaturdashi
Nakshatra
Swati
Yoga
Ayushman
Vara
Ravivara
Puja Muhurtas
Diwali / Mahālakṣmī Pūjā & Chopda Pujan ( Kedāra Gaurī Vrata )
Prime window for Ganesha-Lakshmi Puja (Delhi, Bihar, AP/TG), Chopda Pujan (Gujarat), and Kedara Gauri Vrata (Tamil Nadu & AP). · Kārttika Amāvāsyā Pradoṣa Vyāpti (Nirṇayasindhu)
5:47 PM – 8:17 PM
Deepavali Snānam (Naraka Caturdaśī / Tamil & Andhra Deepavali)
Mandatory pre-dawn sacred oil bath (Ganga Snanam) and Deepavali Marundhu in Tamil Nadu & Andhra/Telangana. · Kārttika Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī Aruṇodaya Vyāpti (Vaidyanātha Dīkṣitīyam)
4:38 AM – 6:19 AM
Darsha Amavasya (Masik Pitṛ Tarpaṇa)
Monthly New Moon ancestral Tarpana (Tila-Tarpana) and Pinda Dāna during Aparahna Kala. · Amāvāsyā Aparāhna Vyāpti (Nirṇayasindhu / Vaidyanātha Dīkṣitīyam)
1:12 PM – 3:29 PM
Maha Kali Puja
Midnight worship of Goddess Dakshina Kali. · Kārttika Amāvāsyā Niśītha Vyāpti (Śākta Āgama)
11:38 PM – 12:28 AM
Auspicious Windows
Brahma Muhurta
4:38 AM – 5:28 AM
Abhijit Muhurta
11:40 AM – 12:26 PM
Times to Avoid
Rahu Kalam
4:21 PM – 5:47 PM
Yamaganda
12:03 PM – 1:29 PM
Gulika Kalam
2:55 PM – 4:21 PM
Varjyam · Swati
11:50 AM – 1:32 PM
All times are computed live in Bangalore's local time from the Jyotish engine. Observe local sampradaya and your family/guru tradition.