Dhanteras 2024: Is 24 carat gold really available in shops? Know the difference between 22 and 24 carat gold?

The festive season has begun. Only a few days are left for Dhanteras and Diwali. This year Dhanteras will be celebrated on 29 October 2024. There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the markets on Dhanteras. Dhanvantari Dev, Lakshmi Ji, and Kuber Maharaj are worshiped on this day. According to mythological beliefs, buying new things on this day is considered auspicious. For this reason, people buy utensils, cars, gold, etc. on a large scale on the day of Dhanteras.

If you are going to buy gold on this day, then this news is especially for you. Do you know what is the difference between 22 and 24-carat gold? And is 24-carat gold available in shops? Let's know -

24-carat gold

24-carat gold refers to 99.99 percent purity of gold. You cannot make any kind of jewelry from 24-carat gold. It is too soft to make jewelry.

For this reason, jewelry is not made from 24-carat gold. They are used as an investment. 24-carat gold is pure. That is why they are very expensive.

22-carat gold

On the other hand, 22-carat gold is pure up to 91 percent. 9 percent of other metals are mixed in it. Due to the addition of other metals, they are very durable.

22-carat gold is cheaper than 24-carat gold. You can get jewelry etc. made from 22-carat gold. 22-carat gold is also known as 916 gold

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