Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day Diwali festival and is considered one of the most auspicious days to invite wealth, health, and prosperity into your home and workplace. Whether you are doing the puja at home or in your office, following the right muhurat, mantra, and vidhi ensures you receive the full blessings of the festival. In this guide, we bring you the complete step-by-step process on 'How to Perform Dhanteras Puja 2026 at Home and Office'.

How To Perform Dhanteras Puja 2026 At Home: 

Here a few simple steps you need to follow to perform Dhanteras puja at home.  

1. Cleaning and Decorating the Puja

  1. Clean your home properly before doing the puja, especially the main entrance.
  2. Make a beautiful rangoli at the entrance and decorate the doors as well with fresh flowers.

2. Puja Chowki Set Up

  1. To set up the puja chowki, place a wooden stool and make sure it is clean.
  2. Spread flowers around it and place a red or yellow cloth over the stool.
  3. Draw a swastika in front of the stool and then place idols of Lord Kubera, Goddess Lakshmi, and Lord Ganesha.
  4. Place a small kalash with clean water, rice, and mango leaves.

3. Light Diyas

  1. Light earthen lamps or diyas and observe Yama Deepam by lighting a lamp outside the home in the evening.
  2. This honours Lord Yama and seeks protection and well-being for the family.

4. Purchase Gold, Silver Or Utensils

Buying silver, gold or new utensils is considered auspicious on Dhanteras.

5. Donation and Practising Gratitude

  1. Doing daan or charity is also considered auspicious on this day.
  2. You can donate food, clothes or help someone in need.

How To Perform Dhanteras Puja 2026 At Office

Here a few simple steps you need to follow to perform Dhanteras puja at office.  

1. Clean Workspace and Set Up Puja Place

  1. Clean your desk or wherever you will be performing puja in the office.
  2. To set up a space for puja, put a wooden stool, place a clean red or yellow cloth and place the idols.

2. Performing Puja

  1. Face east or north, hold a little water or flowers in your palm, and pray for the growth, health, and financial well-being of the business.
  2. Offer haldi, rice, and kumkum to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles.
  3. Pray to Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and to Lord Kubera as the divine treasurer.
  4. Apply tilak on your computers or laptops as well.
  5. Perform aarti and pray to Lord Kubera for prosperity.
  6. Place a diya at the main entrance or corners of the office premises.
With these steps, you can perform the Dhanteras puja with ease and pray for the prosperity at home and at office.

Dhanteras Mantras:

Devotees can chant these mantras dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kubera.
Lord Kubera Mantras:
Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhana-Dhanyadhipataye
Dhanam Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha
Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Shreem Kleem Vitteshvaraya Namah
Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhana-Dhanyadhipataye
Dhana Dhanya Samriddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha

Dhanteras 2026 Puja Muhurat Timings

Here are city-wise timings of Dhanteras 2026:

  1. Delhi NCR: 6:02 PM to 7:57 PM
  2. Mumbai: 6:35 PM to 8:35 PM
  3. Kolkata: 5:28 PM to 7:26 PM
  4. Bengaluru: 6:25 PM to 8:20 PM
  5. Jaipur: 6:11 PM to 8:07 PM
  6. Chennai: 6:14 PM to 8:10 PM
  7. Hyderabad: 6:15 PM to 8:13 PM
  8. Ahmedabad: 6:30 PM to 8:28 PM
  9. Pune: 6:32 PM to 8:31 PM
  10. Chandigarh: 6:00 PM to 7:54 PM
From steps, guide to puja muhurat, here is everything you need to know before performing puja of Dhanteras 2026. 
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