For people who don't know whts dhanteras:
Dhanteras is the first day of the five-day [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali"]Diwali [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival"]Festival. The festival, also known as "Dhantrayodashi" or "Dhanwantari Triodasi", falls on the auspicious thirteenth [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_day"]lunar day of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna"]Krishna Paksha in the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu"]Hindu month of [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashwin"]Ashwin (October/November).
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The word Dhanteras,
Dhan stands for [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth"]wealth. On Dhanteras, the "Owl" form of the [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess"]Goddess [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi"]Laxmi is worshiped to provide prosperity and well being. Dhanteras holds special significance for the business community due to customary purchases of precious metals on this day (see below).
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