Preparation30 min
Home cleaning checklist
Clean the entrance, puja corner and the main rooms before the evening.
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Cleaning listBaskets
Dhanteras · Prepare
Get ready for Dhanteras, one step at a time
Start with what matters to your family. Every step can be added to your plan, where you can set a date or assign it to someone.
Build my Dhanteras plan →Preparation20 min
Dhanteras samagri checklist
Everything the puja needs: diyas, wicks, oil, roli, rice, flowers, incense, camphor, coins and sweets.
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Samagri list
Preparation15 min
Budget your Dhanteras purchase
Decide a comfortable amount for the metal purchase before you shop.
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Budget note
Preparation15 min
Divide the day’s work
Share cooking, décor, shopping and the puja so no one carries it all.
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Roles list
Preparation15 min
Buy and carry valuables safely
Plan the store trip, keep receipts and travel back carefully with new metal.
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Notes
Preparation20 min
Set up the puja space
Clean a stable spot, lay a cloth and arrange the idols and the new purchase.
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ClothChowki
Preparation10 min
The Dhanvantari story
Why the day belongs to Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, and the churning of the ocean.
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Notes
Preparation10 min
How Dhanteras is kept across India
The customs and small rituals that differ between communities.
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Notes
Preparation15 min
Dhanteras day checklist
One list so shopping, puja, food and family time are all covered.
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Checklist
Preparation10 min
Dhanteras questions
Straight answers to the questions that come up most about the day.
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Notes
Steps with guides open the detail page, where you can add them to your plan.
Get the essentials ready before the evening
Start with the entrance and puja area, check reusable utensils and lamps, and write one shared list. Assign cooking, cleaning and errands to willing helpers. Keep your household’s ritual preferences beside the practical checklist so you buy only what you need.
Do I need everything on a samagri list?
Lists vary between households. Mark what you already have, confirm the materials your family uses and separate optional decoration from the puja supplies you actually need.