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What to buy on Dhanteras
Dhanteras is the day families most often choose to buy metal. These are the purchases many households treat as auspicious — suggestions, not requirements.
Keep ready
- Shopping note
Step by step
- 1Gold — jewellery, a coin or a bar; a common choice for some families.
- 2Silver — coins, utensils, idols or jewellery; a simpler entry point.
- 3New utensils and kitchenware — steel, brass or copper; an optional practical purchase.
- 4A broom (jhadu) — traditionally linked with clearing away want.
- 5Coriander seeds (dhaniya) — a prosperity associate, also used as naivedya.
- 6Clay diyas — the day’s defining ritual object, including for the Yama Deepam.
- 7Idols of Lakshmi, Ganesha, Dhanvantari and Kubera — the puja’s deities.
- 8Metal appliances, electronics or a vehicle — consider these only if already needed.
- 9Puja samagri — camphor, saffron, incense, kumkum, ghee, haldi and akshat.
- 10Rangoli colours, toran and décor — a welcoming entrance for Lakshmi.
Helpful notes
- Treat these as common customs, not rules.
- Follow your own household’s practice and budget.