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📅 When is Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)?

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20252025-10-19Sunday
2026 (this year)2026-11-07Saturday
20272027-10-27Wednesday
20282028-10-16Monday
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.
Associated deity: Dhanvantari (Āyurveda-deva, avatāra of Viṣṇu)

Tradition

Tradition: Pan-Hindu

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 28,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Kārtika"
}

Sources

Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output