DHANATRYODASHI (DHANA-TRYO-DASHI) & YAM-DEEP DAAN

Wat is DHANATRYODASHI ?

It comes 2 or 3 days before Diwali.

Yam-deep daan also falls on the same day as that of Dhanatryodashi (also called as Dhanteras).

Wat is Yam-deep-daan ?????

Yam-deep daan means offering diyaas to 'yamraaj' .


IMPORTANT:
On this day (Yam-deep-daan) ,the oil lamps should be kept facing in the SOUTH direction.

During Deepawali,the oil lamps should face in all the directions (take a plate n arrange oil-lamps in the east,west,north & the south direction) .