Kali Puja · 2024
Falls on: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Worship of Goddess Kali on the new moon night, coinciding with Diwali, especially popular in Bengal.
Dates and timings for New York City.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in New York City. The puja window is that muhurta, so it can fall after midnight.
How it is observed
- Kali worship
- Tantric rites
Regional calendars
Also known as: কালী পূজা (Bangla) · काली पूजा (Hindi) · காளி பூஜை (Tamil) · కాళీ పూజ (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 15, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 15, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 16, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 15, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for New York City. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Kali Puja 2024
Kali
- Thursday, October 31, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Oct 31, 6:23 AM – Fri, Nov 1, 8:47 AM EDTPuja window: Fri, Nov 1, 12:15 – 1:03 AM EDT
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kali Puja?
- Worship of Goddess Kali on the new moon night, coinciding with Diwali, especially popular in Bengal.
- When is Kali Puja 2024?
- Kali Puja falls on Thursday, October 31, 2024.