Bhai Dooj 2026: tilak muhurat · भाई दूज 2026
Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 · बुधवार, 11 नवंबर 2026
Tilak muhurat (Aparahna, Delhi): 1:10 pm – 3:19 pm
Dwitiya tithi: 2:00 pm, 10 Nov 2026 to 3:53 pm
Tilak muhurat (Aparahna, Delhi): 1:10 pm – 3:19 pm
Dwitiya tithi: 2:00 pm, 10 Nov 2026 to 3:53 pm
Bhai Dooj (Yama Dwitiya, Bhau Beej, Bhai Phonta) falls on Kartik Shukla Dwitiya, two days after Diwali. Sisters put tilak on their brothers and pray for their long life, remembering how Yamuna fed her brother Yama on this day. भाई दूज पर बहनें भाई को तिलक कर उसकी लंबी आयु की कामना करती हैं।
Tilak muhurat in your city · शहर के अनुसार तिलक मुहूर्त
The muhurat is Aparahna, the fourth of the five parts of the day.
| City · शहर | Aparahna (tilak) muhurat |
|---|---|
| Delhi दिल्ली | 1:10 pm – 3:19 pm |
| Mumbai मुंबई | 1:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
| Kolkata कोलकाता | 12:27 pm – 2:40 pm |
| Chennai चेन्नई | 1:02 pm – 3:21 pm |
| Bengaluru बेंगलुरु | 1:13 pm – 3:31 pm |
| Hyderabad हैदराबाद | 1:08 pm – 3:24 pm |
| Pune पुणे | 1:26 pm – 3:42 pm |
| Ahmedabad अहमदाबाद | 1:30 pm – 3:43 pm |
| Jaipur जयपुर | 1:16 pm – 3:27 pm |
| Lucknow लखनऊ | 12:55 pm – 3:06 pm |
| Patna पटना | 12:39 pm – 2:51 pm |
| Bhopal भोपाल | 1:10 pm – 3:24 pm |
| Chandigarh चंडीगढ़ | 1:11 pm – 3:19 pm |
| Jammu जम्मू | 1:18 pm – 3:25 pm |
| Srinagar श्रीनगर | 1:17 pm – 3:23 pm |
| Varanasi वाराणसी | 12:48 pm – 2:59 pm |
| Indore इंदौर | 1:17 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Nagpur नागपुर | 1:04 pm – 3:19 pm |
| Gurugram गुरुग्राम | 1:10 pm – 3:20 pm |
| Dehradun देहरादून | 1:06 pm – 3:14 pm |
| Ranchi रांची | 12:39 pm – 2:52 pm |
| Bhubaneswar भुवनेश्वर | 12:38 pm – 2:52 pm |
| Guwahati गुवाहाटी | 12:12 pm – 2:24 pm |
| Kanpur कानपुर | 12:58 pm – 3:09 pm |
How it is done · विधि
- The sister prepares a thali with roli, rice, a lamp, sweets and a coconut.
- The brother sits facing north or east; the sister applies tilak, does aarti and offers sweets.
- The brother gives a gift and the sister's blessing; many sisters fast till the tilak is done.
Diwali season 2026
Karva Chauth 2026 · Dhanteras 2026 · Diwali Lakshmi Puja 2026 · Chhath Puja 2026 · Bhai Dooj 2027 · All Hindu festivals 2026
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