परंपराThe tradition
What are the five days of Diwali in 2026?
For days before, the house is cleaned room by room. On the first evening something new is bought for the home. On the night of the new moon the diyas go up along the doorstep, the traders open their new books, and the family sits down together for the Lakshmi Puja.
Diwali is a five-day festival around the new moon (Amavasya) of Kartik, the month the amanta calendar calls Ashwin. Its centre is the Lakshmi Puja on the new-moon evening. In the usual order, Dhanteras opens it, Naraka Chaturdashi follows, then the Lakshmi Puja, then Govardhan Puja and Bali Pratipada, and Bhai Dooj closes it. In some years two of them fall on the same day, so the table gives each date as our own panchang works it out.
In Gujarat, Kali Chaudas is kept on the night of Chaturdashi, the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight.
कार्डWhich card
Which yantra should you choose for Diwali?
Choose by what you hold in your heart for the coming year. These are the cards that belong to the festival; the buying guide pairs every other intention with its card.
- Mahalaxmi Yantra Card · Goddess Mahalaxmi. In tradition, Mahalaxmi is welcomed home on Diwali night and kept for prosperity all year. Her yantra, for your wallet or your puja ghar. It is the traditional card for the Lakshmi Puja: begin it in the evening's window on 8 November, then keep it at the cash counter, in your wallet or in the northeast corner.
- Kuber Yantra Card · Lord Kuber. Lord Kuber keeps the treasury of the devas. Families keep his yantra where their own is kept: the cash box, the locker, the wallet. In many homes he is worshipped with Lakshmi on Dhanteras. Keep his card in the locker or on the north wall.
- Ashtalakshmi Yantra Card · the eight Lakshmis. Eight forms of Lakshmi in one yantra, from Dhanya Lakshmi of the harvest to Vidya Lakshmi of learning. Kept for every kind of plenty a home hopes for. Choose it in place of the Mahalaxmi card, and begin it on the same night.
- Vyapaar Vruddhi Yantra Card · Vyapaar Devata. The collection's card for trade. Shop-owners keep it at the cash counter or the reception, often from the first morning of a new opening. At Diwali, place it behind the cash counter on Dhanteras, or on Labh Panchami, the fifth day of the bright fortnight of Kartik, when many Gujarati traders reopen for the new year.
The Shri Yantra and the Lakshmi-Ganesha yantra are also widely worshipped at Diwali. We do not make either, so neither is offered here; the glossary explains the Shri Yantra.
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मुहूर्तThe evening
When is the Lakshmi Puja muhurat in 2026?
Lakshmi Puja is done after sunset, in Pradosh kaal, on the evening the new moon (Amavasya) holds at dusk. In 2026 that is Sunday 8 November: Amavasya runs from 11:28 on 8 November to 12:31 on 9 November (Indian time, from our own panchang). In Mumbai, Pradosh kaal that evening runs from 18:02 to 20:34; many families choose the part of it when Vrishabha, a fixed sign, is rising.
The window moves with your city's sunset, not with your birth chart; the calendar shows that evening's times for your city. A muhurat is the window tradition sets for a rite, and inside it the card is begun with the same seven steps as on any other day.
विधिHow to begin
How to begin the Mahalaxmi card on Diwali night
The seven steps are usually done at sunrise. On Diwali they are done inside the evening's window, as part of the Lakshmi Puja. They take about thirty minutes, and you do not need a pandit.
- Unwrap it in your puja ghar. Open the envelope in the freshly cleaned puja ghar, and pause for a breath first.
- Cleanse it with water and haldi. Wipe the card with a soft cloth dipped in water and a pinch of turmeric.
- Light a diya, offer a flower. A small ghee lamp, one marigold or rose, and a few grains of rice.
- Chant the bija mantra 108 times. It is printed on the activation card. Hold the card in your right hand and chant one mala.
- Set your sankalpa, your intention in one sentence. Hold the card to your forehead and say it plainly: "steady cash-flow" says more than a large word.
- Place it where it lives. The wallet, the cash box, the puja ghar, or the northeast (Ishan) corner of your home or shop.
- Return to it each morning. Touch it or look at it for one breath. There is nothing to renew; the practice is your attention.
Three Diwali practices anyone can do
Clean the home
Before Dhanteras, deep-clean every room, and wash your puja ghar with water and a pinch of haldi. Let one thing go from each room. In tradition, Lakshmi enters a home that is clean and lit.
Light a row of diyas
On the Lakshmi Puja night, light a row of diyas at the entrance, in the puja ghar and at the cash counter. Many families light an odd number, often eleven, with ghee or sesame oil and cotton wicks.
Open the new books
Traders open the new ledger on the Lakshmi Puja night (Chopda Pujan). If you keep no paper books, write your sankalpa for the year's money in a small notebook and place it before the yantra for the night.
समयWhen to order
When should you order a Diwali yantra?
Every card is made for you after you pay, consecrated with Vedic puja in Pune, and, once you press "Make my card", dispatched within 1–2 business days by tracked courier. Delivery then takes 3–5 business days to a metro address in India, 4–7 to a remote one, and 7–14 business days abroad (shipping and returns). A card that reaches you by Dhanteras is ready for the Lakshmi Puja too.
You choose the card and pay first. Then you add the name, in the app or on the web, with a live preview; nothing is printed until you do. Shipping is free in India on orders over ₹999.
Paid orders can't be cancelled. Personalised items are made for you. Refund policy
A Diwali gift. Sweets, dry fruit and silver coins are the usual Diwali gifts; a yantra card is a devotional one, small enough for a wallet or a desk. Pay now and add their name after payment. Add their mobile number too, and the card reaches their wallet in the Bhagya Card app.
Why Dhanteras suits the purchase, and how to begin the card that evening, is in Dhanteras: which yantra to buy, and when.
प्रश्नQuestions
Questions about Diwali yantras
Which yantra is traditional for Diwali?
A Lakshmi yantra, because the festival's central rite is the Lakshmi Puja. The Mahalaxmi Yantra Card is the traditional choice for that night. The Ashtalakshmi card holds Lakshmi's eight forms, and many homes keep the Kuber card beside either.
What time should I begin the card on Diwali?
After sunset on the Lakshmi Puja evening, in Pradosh kaal. The window follows your city's sunset, so look up the times for your city in the calendar.
Do I need a pandit?
No. The seven steps are meant to be done by you, at home, in about thirty minutes. They are printed on the activation card in the envelope, with the card's bija mantra.
Can I give a yantra card as a Diwali gift?
Yes. Pay now and add their name after payment, in the script they write it in. Add their mobile number and the card also reaches their wallet in the app.
Do you make a Shri Yantra card?
No. The Shri Yantra and the Lakshmi-Ganesha yantra are widely worshipped at Diwali, but neither is in our collection. The glossary explains the Shri Yantra.
Can I cancel or return a card?
No. Paid orders can't be cancelled, because every card is made for you. If yours arrives damaged or wrongly printed, write to us within 7 days of delivery and we will replace it at our cost.