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Naraka Chaturdashi 2024: Narak Chaturdashi is also known as Chhoti Diwali. The year will be celebrated on 31st October, Thursday. In Hindu religion, this festival is celebrated every year on the Chaturthi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month (Kartik Month 2024). This festival is celebrated a day before Diwali and we also call it Roop Chaudas and Kali Chaturthi. It is believed that on the day of Narak Chaturdashi, Lord Shri Krishna killed the demon Narakasura and freed 16 thousand women from his captivity.
According to the Panchang, this year the Chaturthi Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month will start from 1:15 pm on October 30 and will end the next day on October 31 at 3:52 pm. In such a situation, according to Udayatithi, the festival of Narak Chaturdashi will be 31 October 2024. Will be celebrated. On this day, Lord Yamraj is also worshiped and lamps are also lit in the house. It is important to take care of special things on this day.
Do this work on Narak Chaturdashi 2024
- On this day, you must take bath before sunrise and apply tilak on your forehead.
- Light a lamp in the name of Yama on Narak Chaturdashi. It is considered auspicious to worship Yama on this day and doing so eliminates the fear of untimely death.
- On this day, massage your entire body with oil and then take a bath. It is said that Goddess Lakshmi resides in oil on Chaturthi and gets the blessings of the goddesses.
- Worshiping Lord Shri Krishna on this day is considered auspicious and by doing so all the wishes are fulfilled.
- On this day, 14 lamps are lit and kept at different places in the house.
Do not do these things on Narak Chaturdashi 2024
- Lord Yamraj is worshiped on the day of Narak Chaturthi. Therefore no living being should die on this day.
- Do not keep the southern direction of the house dirty on this day.
- One should not donate oil on this day as doing so angers Goddess Lakshmi.
- Non-vegetarian food should not be consumed at all on this day.
- One should not sleep till late on this day, doing so will anger Goddess Lakshmi. And sleeping late leads to poverty in the house.
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