Choti Diwali 2026: Date, Muhurat aur Puja Vidhi

Chhoti Diwali 2026 date: Saturday, 7 November 2026. Isse Narak Chaturdashi ya Roop Chaturdashi bhi kehte hain. Ye din sirf badi Diwali ka warm up nahi hai, isme apna independent muhurat, Abhyang Snan aur Yama Deepdaan hota hai. Yahan pura vidhi, exact muhurat timing, samagri list aur pure 5-din Diwali calendar diya gaya hai.

When is Choti Diwali 2026?

Choti Diwali 2026 falls on Saturday, 7 November 2026. Log log ye bhi poochte hain "narak chaturdashi 2026 date kab hai" ya "bhoot chaturdashi 2026 date kya hai", ye teeno naam (Choti Diwali, Narak Chaturdashi, Bhoot Chaturdashi) usi ek din ke hain, sirf region ke hisaab se naam alag hota hai.

Chhoti Diwali 2026 date and tithi

Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi 7 November 2026 ko subah se shuru hoti hai aur agle din morning tak rehti hai. Isi liye Narak Chaturdashi 7 November ko manaayi jayegi, aur usi shaam ko Yama Deepdaan bhi hota hai. Badi Diwali agle din, 8 November 2026 ko.

5-din Diwali calendar 2026

• Dhanteras, 5 November 2026 (Thursday), gold-bartan kharidna, Lakshmi-Kuber puja.
• Naraka Chaturdashi / Chhoti Diwali, 7 November 2026 (Saturday), Abhyang Snan aur Yama Deepdaan.
• Badi Diwali / Lakshmi Puja, 8 November 2026 (Sunday), Amavasya, mukhya Lakshmi-Ganesh puja.
• Govardhan Puja, 9 November 2026 (Monday), Annakut, Krishna ki Govardhan leela ka smaran.
• Bhai Dooj, 10 November 2026 (Tuesday), bhai-behen ka tilak aur milan.

Note, 6 November ko koi mukhya tyohar nahi hai is saal kyunki Chaturdashi seedhe Dhanteras ke agle din shuru ho rahi hai, apne local Panchang se exact tithi confirm zaroor karein kyunki regional variation ho sakta hai.

Shubh muhurat, Chhoti Diwali 2026

• Abhyang Snan (oil bath), approximately 5:00 AM to 6:30 AM, 7 November, Brahma Muhurat mein, chandroday se pehle.
• Yama Deepdaan, sunset ke turant baad, approximately 5:45 PM to 7:15 PM.
• Hanuman Puja, sunset ke baad, especially Saturday hone ki wajah se is baar bahut shubh.
• Apne shehar ke Panchang se local sunrise/sunset time zaroor confirm karein, timing shehar ke hisaab se 15-20 minute idhar-udhar ho sakta hai.

Abhyang Snan vidhi, step by step

1. Brahma Muhurat mein (sunrise se lagbhag 90 minute pehle) uthein.
2. Til (sesame) tel ko halka garam karein, usme thoda ubtan (chandan, haldi, besan) mila lein.
3. Poore body par apply karein, 5 se 10 minute chodein taaki tel skin mein absorb ho jaaye.
4. Garam paani se snan karein, snan ke doran Yamraj aur Krishna ka smaran karein.
5. Snan ke baad naye ya saaf kapde pehnein.

Classical maanyata ke anusaar, is snan se Naraka lok ki yatna se raksha milti hai, isliye is din ka naam Narak Chaturdashi pada.

Yama Deepdaan vidhi, step by step

1. Sunset ke turant baad ek 4 batti wala mitti ka chaumukha diya ghee ya til tel se bharein.
2. Diya ghar ke main door se bahar, south direction mein rakhein, south Yamraj ki disha maani jaati hai.
3. Sankalpa lein, apne aur parivaar ke akaal mrityu se raksha ke liye.
4. Diye ko raat bhar jalne dein, beech mein bujhne na dein.
5. Ek aur diya ghar ke andar, Tulsi ke paas jalayein.

Samagri list

Til tel snan ke liye, ubtan powder (chandan haldi besan), 1 chaumukha mitti ka diya, ghee ya til tel, 4 cotton wick, roli, chawal, phool, agarbatti, aur Yamraj ke naam ka sankalpa jal. Hanuman ji ke bhakt sindoor, chameli tel, aur laddu bhi add karein.

Krishna aur Narakasura ki katha

Puraan ke anusaar, Krishna ji ne apni patni Satyabhama ke saath milkar Kartik Krishna Chaturdashi ko Narakasura ka vadh kiya tha. Narakasura ne 16,000 kanyaon ko bandi banake rakha tha, unko Krishna ne mukt karaya. Isliye is din vijay aur mukti ka utsav manaya jaata hai, aur snan se pratikatmak roop se paapon ka nash hota hai.

Regional variations

South India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra) ke liye ye din badi Diwali hai, agle din utne bade paimane par nahi manaya jaata. Maharashtra mein Abhyang Snan aur Naivedya (traditional sweets) ka bada emphasis hota hai. North India mein zyadatar Yama Deepdaan aur Hanuman puja tak seemit rehta hai. Bengal mein Bhoot Chaturdashi ke roop mein, 14 diye jalaakar poorvajon ka smaran kiya jaata hai.

What if you miss the Abhyang Snan muhurat

Kaam mat karein cancel, agar Brahma Muhurat mein snan nahi ho paaya to sunrise se pehle koi bhi samay til tel se snan kar lein, phal thoda kam hoga lekin ritual void nahi hota. Yama Deepdaan zyada zaroori hai, wo sunset ke baad hi karein, chahe raat thodi der se ho.

Myths about Narak Chaturdashi

• "Chhoti Diwali sirf ek warm-up din hai." South India mein yahi mukhya Diwali hai, apna independent muhurat aur significance rakhta hai.
• "Koi bhi tel snan ke liye chalega." Classical vidhi til ya coconut oil maangti hai, refined cooking oil nahi.
• "Diya andar rakhna bhi chalega." Yama Deepdaan specifically ghar ke bahar south direction mein hota hai, andar rakhne se purpose fail ho jaata hai.

Common mistakes

Yama Deepdaan ka diya sunset se pehle mat jalayein, muhurat sunset ke baad hi shuru hota hai. Snan mein refined oil use na karein, til ya coconut oil hi classical hai. Yama ke diye ko ghar ke andar mat rakhein, wo specifically bahar south mein lagta hai. Chaumukha diye ki 4 batti mein se ek bhi na bujhne paaye, is baat ka dhyan rakhein.

Remedies and next steps

• Abhyang snan ke baad naye ya saaf kapde pehnein, purane snan ke kapde turant dho dein.
• Chaumukha diya ke bujhne ke baad us diye ko peepal tree ke neeche visarjit karein.
• Hanuman Chalisa ka 7 baar paath is din bahut phal deta hai, especially Saturday hone ki wajah se.
• Ghar ka pura clutter aaj hi nikalein, kal badi Lakshmi puja se pehle ghar saaf hona chahiye.
• Namak aur non-veg pura din avoid karein.
• Purvajon ke naam par ek diya jalana bhi is din shubh maana gaya hai.

A real example

Last year a family asked whether Abhyang Snan could be done after sunrise if they overslept. The honest answer: it loses most of its traditional benefit, since the ritual is tied specifically to the Brahma Muhurta before sunrise representing Narakasura's defeat. If 7 November 2026 falls on a workday for you, plan the Abhyang Snan timing the night before rather than deciding on the morning itself. You can book a Vedic astrologer for Narak Chaturdashi puja in advance to avoid the last-minute scramble.

What this can't tell you

A muhurat table cannot adjust for your specific city's actual sunrise time down to the minute, always confirm against your local Panchang on the day itself rather than a national average time.

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