Dhanteras 2024: Diwali is the biggest festival of the year. This great festival starts from Dhanteras. On the day of Dhanteras, people buy things as per their need and convenience. Keeping this in mind, various types of offers are also made during Diwali so that people can benefit from shopping. On Dhanteras, most people buy valuables including gold and silver. Along with this, dry coriander is also bought on Dhanteras which is generally common. Let us tell you why this is so and how it is used.
Relationship between Dhanteras and coriander
According to astrology, Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped on the day of Dhanteras. Yes, offering dry coriander in puja is considered auspicious. Mother Lakshmi is pleased by doing this. Buying coriander on the day of Dhanteras maintains happiness, peace and positivity in the house and also increases the flow of money.
How to use dried coriander?
Dry coriander purchased on the day of Dhanteras is used in the worship of Goddess Lakshmi. During puja, mix jaggery in coriander and offer it to Goddess Lakshmi.
Apart from this, dry coriander is also kept in the puja. After the puja, this coriander will have to be tied in a red cloth and kept in the safe.
Dhanteras puja auspicious time
This year Dhanteras is on 29th October and Tuesday. The auspicious time for Dhanteras puja is from 6 pm to 8 pm. After the worship of Dhanteras, it is auspicious to buy anything like broom, utensils, gold, silver from the market.