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Socially people clean their homes, revamp and decorate them, draw traditional motifs of rangoli at the entrance of their homes to welcome the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, worship Goddess Lakshmi and light earthen lamps at door ways and windowsills. On Dhanteras women buy gold, silver or utensils to mark the welcome of wealth at their household.

Earthen ‘katoris’ known as kulris and chaugaras, lots of kheel (puffed rice), toys made out of candy (known as khand ke khilone) are sold for puja. The shops selling wares are well decorated.

Dhanteras festival is ideal time for setting up business, commencing new projects, deciding wedding dates, buying cars and jewellery. Exchanging gifts on Dhanteras is very popular. Special gifts for Dhanteras flood the market.In villages cattles are adorned and worshiped by farmers as they form the main source of their income.

Dhanteras as the word denotes is welcoming wealth 'Dhan'on the thirteenth day ('teras') of the month of Aashin (Ashwin). The events that surrounds Dhanteras and the myths that mark this important event reestablish the restoration of the Divine on the earth, the selfdiscovery of the nectar that lies within every human soul and the restoration and freedom of the wealth from the clutches of asuric forces.