Diwali / Lakshmi Puja in Chandigarh

Date and timing in this city

In Chandigarh, Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026, and in the following year on Friday 29 October 2027. The festival is observed on Kartik Amavasya, the new moon of the Kartik month, and the worship is dedicated to Lakshmi together with Ganesha. The city follows Asia/Kolkata time.

The puja itself is held in Pradosh kaal, the window around dusk. This is the reason the date and the hour are computed for Chandigarh's own sunrise rather than taken from a general national listing. Amavasya begins and ends at moments that are the same across India, but the puja window is tied to local sunset, and sunset in Chandigarh does not match sunset in Kolkata, Chennai or Mumbai. A tithi that is current over most of the country may be current for a shorter or longer stretch of the local evening, and in some years that shifts the recommended day for a given city.

Why the date can differ from India

Panchang calculations are not one uniform national timetable. The tithi is a single astronomical fact, but the observance is fixed to the local evening, and the local evening differs by city. When Amavasya touches two evenings in different measures, one city may observe on the first and another on the second. This is normal and not a contradiction; each city's panchang resolves it for its own sunrise and sunset.

Chandigarh's own panchang, or a qualified jyotishi consulted with your chart and location, is the right authority for the exact muhurta. Traditions also differ in how the lunar month is reckoned — amanta in much of the south and west, purnimanta in much of the north — and Smarta and Vaishnava households may give slightly different weight to the same evening. Where customs differ, both are followed sincerely; the brief here does not choose one over the other.

Where and how the community celebrates

Diwali and Lakshmi Puja are observed pan-India, and Chandigarh is no exception. Households clean and light the home, set out lamps, and perform Lakshmi puja with Ganesha in the evening Pradosh kaal. The general pattern is the same across the city: a home shrine or a clean, well-lit space, lamps or diyas, offerings, and family participation. Beyond that, observance is a family and community matter, and customs vary from home to home.

Practical tips

• Treat Sunday 8 November 2026 and Friday 29 October 2027 as the Chandigarh dates, and confirm the local Pradosh kaal window from a Chandigarh panchang closer to the day.
• Plan the puja for the evening, when lamps are lit, rather than at a fixed clock hour carried over from another city.
• If your family follows a particular sampradaya, keep its customary order of worship; the date does not change with it.
• For personal muhurta or chart-specific guidance, consult a qualified jyotishi.