Dhanteras
dhanteras hindi धनतेरस also known dhanatrayodashi sanskrit धनत्रयोदशी first day mark festival diwali india celebrated thirteenth lunar day trayodashi krishna paksha dark fortnight hindu calendar month ashvin according amānta tradition kartika according purnimanta tradition dhanvantari also worshipped occasion dhanteras considered god ayurveda imparted wisdom ayurveda betterment mankind help rid suffering disease indian ministry ayurveda yoga naturopathy unani siddha homeopathy announced decision observe dhanteras national ayurveda day first observed october dhanteras worship dhanvantari dhanvantari according hindu tradition emerged samudra manthana holding pot full amrita nectar bestowing immortality one hand sacred text ayurveda hand considered physician devas dhanvantari also considered avatar vishnu festival celebrated lakshmi puja performed evening diyas lamp clay lit bhajans devotional song sung praise goddess lakshmi traditional sweet offered goddess peculiar custom maharashtra exists people lightly pound dried coriander seed jaggery offer mixture naivedhya dhanteras home yet cleaned preparation diwali thoroughly cleansed whitewashed dhanvantari god health ayurveda worshiped evening main entrance decorated colorful lantern holiday light traditional motif rangoli design made welcome lakshmi goddess wealth prosperity small footprint drawn rice flour vermilion powder house indicate longawaited arrival night dhanteras diyas lamp ritually kept burning night honour lakshmi dhanvantari hindu consider extremely auspicious day making new purchase especially gold silver article new utensil believed new dhan wealth item made precious metal sign good luck modern time dhanteras come known auspicious occasion buying gold silver metal especially kitchenware day also see heavy purchase appliance automobile night light set sky lamp offering base tulasi plant form diyas placed front doorway home light offering yama god death avert untimely death time diwali festival day celebration aimed increasing wealth prosperity dhanteras engages theme cleansing renewal securing auspiciousness embodied lakshmi village cattle adorned worshiped farmer main source income south india especially tamil nadu brahmin woman make marundu translates medicine dhanatrayodashi eve naraka chaturdashi marundu offered prayer eaten early naraka chaturdashi sunrise many family hand recipe medicine daughter daughtersinlaw marundu consumed eliminate imbalance tridoshas body usually gujarati family enjoy meal daal baath malpua ring new year day dhanatrayodashi goddess lakshmi believed appeared ocean milk churning ocean hence goddess lakshmi worshipped day trayodashi according popular legend devas asura performed samudra manthana churning ocean amrita divine nectar immortality dhanvantari physician god incarnation vishnu emerged carrying jar elixir day dhanteras legend ascribes occasion story yearold son king hima horoscope predicted death snakebite fourth day marriage particular day newlywed wife allow sleep laid ornament many gold silver coin heap entrance bedchamber lit many lamp narrated story sang song keep husband falling asleep next day yama god death arrived prince doorstep guise serpent eye dazzled blinded brilliance lamp jewelry yama could enter prince chamber climbed top heap gold coin sat entire night listening story song morning silently went away thus young prince saved clutch death cleverness new bride day came celebrated dhanteras practice came known yamadipadana woman house light earthen lamp dipas kept burning throughout night glorifying yama thirteen diyas made wheat flour lit placed facing southern direction jainism day celebrated dhanyateras instead dhanteras mean auspicious day thirteenth said day mahavira state leaving everything world meditating moksha made day auspicious dhanya dhanvantari