The five days, 2026
Dates from Drik Panchang for New Delhi. Your city's panchang can differ by a day, and the puja muhurat depends on local sunset.
- Lakshmi Puja — Diwali
The main evening. Narak Chaturdashi falls on the same day in the New Delhi panchang this year.
- Govardhan Puja
Annakut, for Krishna as Girdhar, the lifter of Govardhan. Drik Panchang gives 10 November; some calendars give 9 November.
- Bhai Dooj
No set aarti text: sisters perform aarti of their brothers with a lamp and thali.
Lakshmi Puja evening, in order
The common order in Hindi-speaking homes. Families vary; nothing here is a rule.
- 1Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva
Ganesha is worshipped first at any puja, and on Diwali his idol sits beside Lakshmi’s.
Full text and meaningजय गणेश जय गणेश जय गणेश देवा।
Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh Deva
- 2Om Jai Lakshmi Mata
The aarti of the evening — seven verses on prosperity as what makes worship itself possible.
Full text and meaningॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, (मैया) जय लक्ष्मी माता।
Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata
- 3Om Jai Jagdish Hare
The universal closing aarti, sung as the lamp is circled and passed around the room.
Full text and meaningॐ जय जगदीश हरे, प्रभु! जय जगदीश हरे।
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, Prabhu! Jai Jagdish Hare
Lakshmi Pujan in Maharashtrian homes
लक्ष्मीपूजन आरती
The same evening, framed by the two Marathi aartis.
- 1Sukhkarta Dukhharta
Samarth Ramdas’s Ganesh aarti opens every Maharashtrian aarti sequence.
Full text and meaningसुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता, वार्ता विघ्नांची ।
Sukhkarta dukhharta, vaarta vighnaanchi
- 2Om Jai Lakshmi Mata
Many Marathi homes sing the Hindi Lakshmi aarti here; others keep a family Marathi text.
Full text and meaningॐ जय लक्ष्मी माता, (मैया) जय लक्ष्मी माता।
Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, Maiya Jai Lakshmi Mata
- 3Ghalin Lotangan
The prayer of surrender that closes every Marathi aarti, Lakshmi Pujan included.
Full text and meaningघालीन लोटांगण वंदीन चरण ।
Ghalin lotangan, vandin charan
After the puja
Aayi re aayi Diwali is a festival song from this catalogue by Married Moonda — a family cleaning, lighting and decorating the house as Diwali arrives.
Aayi re aayi Diwali — lyrics and meaningQuestions
When is Diwali Lakshmi Puja in 2026?
Sunday, 8 November 2026, on Kartik Amavasya, according to Drik Panchang for New Delhi. Dhanteras is on Friday 6 November and Bhai Dooj on Wednesday 11 November. The exact puja muhurat depends on your city’s sunset, so check a local panchang for the time.
Which aarti is sung on Diwali?
Om Jai Lakshmi Mata, the aarti of the goddess Lakshmi, is the one sung at the Lakshmi Puja. Most Hindi-speaking households begin with the Ganesh aarti Jai Ganesh Deva and close with Om Jai Jagdish Hare.
Which aarti comes first in Diwali puja?
The Ganesh aarti. Ganesha is worshipped before any other deity, so Jai Ganesh Deva is sung first in Hindi-speaking homes and Sukhkarta Dukhharta in Maharashtrian homes.
What is the Marathi Lakshmi Pujan aarti order?
Sukhkarta Dukhharta first, then the Lakshmi aarti, and Ghalin Lotangan to close. Families vary in what they sing in between; this is the common frame, not a rule.
Where are the Om Jai Lakshmi Mata lyrics in English?
The full text is on this site with every line in Devanagari, a romanisation you can sing from, and the English meaning of each verse, taken from the Gita Press Aarti Sangrah.