In south India, on Dhanteras evening, preparations are made for a sacred bath to be taken early next day - on Narakchaturdashi. Water pots are cleaned, venerated, decorated with marigolds and mango leaves and filled with water. They are heated next morning and the hot water is used for ritualistic baths for the destruction of sin and ignorance. Traditional sweets like laddus, chaklis, sakkaparas, and badam halwa are very much a part of the revelry.
There is an interesting legend related to this festival. There was a certain king Hima whose son was predestined to die by a snake bite on the fourth day of his marriage. But on that day, his wife kept him awake and laid all her ornaments at the entrance. As it was destined, god of death 'Yama' disguised as a snake tried to enter the Prince’s chamber but was bedazzled by the lights of ornaments and went away without completing his mission. Hence on this day a diya is kept burning whole night on Dhanteras in the name of Yama
There is an interesting legend related to this festival. There was a certain king Hima whose son was predestined to die by a snake bite on the fourth day of his marriage. But on that day, his wife kept him awake and laid all her ornaments at the entrance. As it was destined, god of death 'Yama' disguised as a snake tried to enter the Prince’s chamber but was bedazzled by the lights of ornaments and went away without completing his mission. Hence on this day a diya is kept burning whole night on Dhanteras in the name of Yama
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