When Is Kali Puja 2023? Are Kali Puja And Diwali Falling On Same Day This Year? Know Date, Puja Time

Kali Puja 2023: In Bengal, Kali Puja is also called Shyama Puja and Dipanwita Puja. Diwali and Kali Puja usually fall on the same day, but in some years Kali Puja may take place one day before Diwali.

Kali Puja 2023: Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja, is a significant festival celebrated by Hindus and is dedicated to the Goddess Kali. The puja is performed on new moon day, and it coincides with the Diwali festival. While Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on Diwali in post parts of India, people in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam worship Goddess Kali on this day, on Amavasya tithi in the month of Kartik.

Diwali Puja and Kali Puja usually fall on the same day in most years, but some times Kali Puja may take place one day before Diwali. According to Drik Panchang, Kali Puja is performed on the day when Amavasya prevails during midnight, while the day that is considered for Lakshmi Puja, which is performed on Diwali, has Amavasya prevailing during the Pradosh (evening) period.

In West Bengal, Assam and Odisha, Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on the full moon day in the lunar month of Ashwin. The Purnima Tithi in that month is known as Kojagiri puja. This Lakshmi Puja, which comes five days after Vijaya Dashami, is observed in a big way in the eastern states of Bengal, Odisha and Assam.

In Bengal, Kali Puja is also called Dipanwita Puja. On Chaturdashi, which is celebrated as Chhoti Diwali that comes a day before Diwali, people in Bengal light 14 diyas (earthen lamps) as a ritual, known as 'Choddo Prodip'. 

When Is Kali Puja In 2023?

The Kali Puja is this year is coinciding with Diwali, which will be celebrated on Sunday, November 12, according to Beni Madhav Sheel Panjika (panchang). 

Kali Puja 2023 Time And Amavasya Tithi

Kali Puja: Sunday, November 12, 2023
Kali Puja Nishita Time: 11:39 PM to 12:32 AM, Nov 13
Duration: 53 minutes 
Amavasya Tithi begins: 02:44 PM on November 12, 2023
Amavasya Tithi ends: 02:56 PM on November 13, 2023

Diwali is usually celebrated over five days, starting with Dhanteras, followed by Bhoot/Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Phonta (Bhai Dooj). Each day has its own significance. This year, however, the festivities would extend to six days. 

While Dhanteras is on November 10, Bhai Phonta (Bhai Dooj) will be celebrated on November 15.