The festival of Dhanteras marks the beginning of the five-day long Diwali celebrations all over India. The word Dhanteras is constituent of the terms 'dhan' which means wealth and 'teras' which means thirteenth, hence it is a festival observed on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna Paksha, of the Hindu month of Kartik (October- November), which falls just two days before Diwali, wherein people oblate to be blessed with prosperity and good health. Dhanteras is also known as 'Dhantrayodashi' and 'Dhanvantari Trayodashi'.
