Dhanteras 2024: 'Shubh mahurat' to buy gold and silver as per your cities
The festival begins today on Tuesday, October 29 and purchase is usually made during Shubh Mahurat also knows as auspicious time
PTC News Desk: The festival season has begun with first day of Diwali festivities. It has been a tradition to buy metals like gold and silver on Dhanteras which holds a great reverence and is believed to be auspicious. The festival begins today on Tuesday, October 29.
The purchase is usually made during Shubh Mahurat also knows as auspicious time. The best times to buy god or silver are:
The Pradosh Kaal (6:12 PM to 8:53 PM)
Vrishabha Kaal (7:00 PM to 8:49 PM)
Trayodashi Tithi as a whole (1:01 am on October 29 to 3:45 am on October 30)
Besides this time period the shubh mahurat also varies from city to city
Ahmedabad: 6:59 PM to 8:35 PM
Bengaluru: 6:55 PM to 8:22 PM
Chandigarh: 6:29 PM to 8:13 PM
Chennai: 6:44 PM to 8:11 PM
Gurugram: 6:32 PM to 8:14 PM
Hyderabad: 6:45 PM to 8:15 PM
Jaipur: 6:40 PM to 8:20 PM
Kolkata: 5:57 PM to 7:33 PM
Mumbai: 7:04 PM to 8:37 PM
New Delhi: 6:31 PM to 8:13 PM
Noida: 6:31 PM to 8:12 PM
Pune: 7:01 PM to 8:33 PM
Not only gold and silver but also other metals like copper, brass and silver are also purchased on this day. Electrical appliances and vehicles also also some other common purchases.
Lakshmi and Ganesh idols made of clay or metal are also known to be auspicious Dhanteras purchases.