Dhanteras Festival Celebrated

Kathmandu. Today, the Dhanteras festival is being celebrated on Kartik Krishna Dwadashi. On the day before Tihar begins, there is a tradition of buying new utensils made of gold, silver, copper, and metal and keeping them in the house. Lakshmi Puja is performed on these utensils on Kartik Krishna Amavasya. It is a religious belief in Vedic Sanatan Hindu tradition that if worship is performed in this way, Lakshmi will remain stable in the house. There is also a tradition of buying gold and silver jewelry on Dhanteras. It is believed that if new utensils are bought on this day, which is also called Bhanda Trayodashi, Lakshmi will always reside in the house. Therefore, today, utensil shops are crowded with customers.