Happy Dhanteras 2021: WhatsApp wishes, quotes, Facebook messages to send to your loved ones on this auspicious day - It is a common belief that buying gold, silver, and other metals as well as conducting Dhanteras Puja will help in retaining and increasing the wealth
On the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras, famous sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has once stunned everyone with his creativity as he has made a sand art on the Puri Beach in Odisha.
Dhanteras 2021: Why do people buy gold, silver or utensils on this auspicious day before Diwali? - Dhanteras 2021: The word Dhanteras comes from ‘Dhan’ meaning wealth, and ‘teras’ meaning 13th day as per the Hindu calendar.
The five-day festival of Diwali begins today with Dhanteras. Celebrated on the thirteenth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning moon phase), Dhantrayodashi gets its name from the words “Dhan” which means wealth and “Trayodashi” or “Teras” which means the thirteenth day. Hindus celebrate this day by purchasing new utensils or jewellery.