{
  "id": 18917183,
  "title": "Lakshmi Puja 2026 Shubh Muhurat: Check Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore And Other City-Wise Timings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/lakshmi-puja-2026-shubh-muhurat-check-mumbai-delhi-bangalore-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T10:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/lakshmi-puja-2026-shubh-muhurat-check-mumbai-delhi-bangalore-and-other-city-wise-timings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Diwali festivities are underway across India as of November 8, with the evening dedicated to the significant ritual of Lakshmi Puja. Families will light lamps, adorn their homes, and engage in prayers, seeking blessings for wealth, prosperity, happiness, and good fortune. To ensure the worship is conducted at the right time, devotees should be aware of the shubh muhurat for their specific city. The timing of Lakshmi Puja varies city-wise:\n\nIn Mumbai, the auspicious period for Lakshmi Puja is from 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM.\nPune residents can perform the ritual between 6:24 PM and 8:24 PM.\nDelhiites should plan their puja between 5:54 PM and 7:50 PM.\nChennai devotees have the window from 6:07 PM to 8:09 PM.\nBengaluru residents can observe Lakshmi Puja from 6:17 PM to 8:20 PM.\nKolkata devotees should begin their puja between 5:20 PM and 7:18 PM.\nHyderabadians can perform the ritual from 6:07 PM to 8:08 PM.\nAhmedabad residents should aim to complete their puja between 6:22 PM and 8:20 PM.\n\nThese timings, sourced from Drik Panchang, are crucial for devotees to ensure their prayers are conducted during the most auspicious period. Diwali 2026, celebrated on the Kartik Amavasya, the new moon day in the Hindu lunar calendar, marks the beginning of Lakshmi Puja, traditionally performed during Pradosh Kaal, the auspicious period after sunset.",
  "summary": "Diwali celebrations are in full swing across India today, November 8, and for many households, the evening will be centred around one of the festival's most significant rituals, Lakshmi Puja. As families light diyas, decorate their homes and prepare for the festivities, devotees will worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, seeking blessings for wealth, prosperity, happiness and good fortune. If…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}