Dhanteras
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Dhanteras (), also known as Dhanatrayodashi (), is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali or Tihar in most of India and Nepal.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Dhanatrayodashi
- Holiday.type
- Hindu
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- Godofayurveda.jpg
- Holiday.caption
- Dhanvantari, Hindu god of health
- Holiday.official_name
- धनतेरस
- Holiday.nickname
- Dhanatrayodashi
- Holiday.observedby
- Hindus
- Holiday.longtype
- a constituent part of Diwali
- Holiday.significance
- celebration of health
- Holiday.date
- Ashvin 28 (amanta tradition) Kartika 13 (purnimanta tradition)
- Holiday.duration
- 1 day
- Holiday.frequency
- Annual
- Holiday.date2021
- 2 November
- Holiday.date2024
- 29 October
- Holiday.date2025
- 18 October
- Holiday.relatedto
- Diwali
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Dhanteras (), also known as Dhanatrayodashi (), is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali or Tihar in most of India and Nepal.
It is celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day (Trayodashi) of Krishna Paksha (dark-fortnight) in the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin (according to the amānta tradition) or Kartika (according to the Bikram Sambat tradition). Dhanvantari, who is also worshipped on the occasion of Dhanteras, is considered the god of Ayurveda, who imparted the wisdom of Ayurveda for the betterment of mankind and to help rid it of the suffering of disease. The Indian Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy announced its decision to observe Dhanteras as the "National Ayurveda Day", which was first observed on 28 October 2016.