Lakshmi Puja
lakshmi puja lokkhi pujo sanskritलक्ष्मी पूजा bengaliলক্ষ্মী পূজা odiaଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜାromanisedlakṣmī pūjāloķhī pūjō hindu occasion veneration lakshmi goddess prosperity supreme goddess vaishnavism occasion celebrated amavasya new moon day vikram samvat hindu calendar month ashwayuja according amanta tradition kartika according purnimanta tradition third day deepavali tihar part india nepal odisha assam bengal puja celebrated five day vijaya dashami lakshmi goddess wealth prosperity visit devotee bestows good fortune blessing upon welcome goddess devotee clean house decorate finery light prepare sweet treat delicacy offering devotee believe happier goddess lakshmi visit blesses family health wealth assam odisha bengal lakshmi puja ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା lokkhi pujo লক্ষ্মী পূজা performed ashvin purnima day month ashvin full moon day following vijaya dashami durga puja puja also known kojagori lokkhi pujo woman worship goddess lakshmi evening cleaning house decorating floor house jhunti ଝୁଣ୍ଟି alpona rangoli celebrated evening family member participating decorating cleaning home part puja lakshmi believed roam earth night lakshmi puja search household welcomed enter spread prosperity good fortune evening lakshmi puja people open door window welcome lakshmi place diya light windowsill balcony ledge invite day leading diwali people clean repair decorate home make suitable welcoming goddess people wear new clothes best outfit evening approach diyas lit pujas offered lakshmi one additional deity depending region india typically ganesha saraswati kubera lakshmi symbolises wealth prosperity blessing invoked good year ahead day mother work hard year praised family mother seen embody part lakshmi good fortune prosperity household small earthenware lamp filled oil lighted placed row hindu along parapet temple house set diyas adrift river stream important relationship friendship also recognised day visiting relative friend exchanging gift sweet popularly believed lakshmi like cleanliness visit cleanest house first hence offering haldi turmeric sindoor vermilion made day certain region lakshmi puja consists combined puja five deity ganesha worshipped beginning every auspicious act vighneshvara goddess lakshmi worshipped three form mahalakshmi goddess wealth money mahasaraswati goddess book learning mahakali kubera treasurer god also worshipped bengal goddess lakshmi worshipped five day vijaya dashami full moon day sharada known kojagori lokkhi pujo কোজাগরী লক্ষ্মী পুজো bengali day generally goddess worshipped night also worshipped form banana tree কলা বউ designed clay cover utensil সরা accompanied small boat containing five drum also worshipped eve deepavali commonly known dipanwita lokkhi puja দীপান্বিতা লক্ষ্মী পুজো alakshmi viday leaving alakshmi goddess also worshipped month bhadra august–september thursday worshipped rice put utensil হাঁড়ি changed annually worship also practiced month poush december–january odisha lakshmi puja day celebration goddess lakshmi worshiped form gajalakshmi gajalaxmi puja ଗଜ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା trace origin kumar purnima also observed day – last day ashwina month marking beginning kartika per odiaଓଡିଆ calendar kumar purnima mostly dedicated unmarried girl assam lakshmilakkhi puja লক্ষ্মী পূজা celebrated five day vijoya doshomi family member participates decorating home entrance welcome goddess lakshmi prasad usually includes sweet moonggram fruit etc lakshmi puja celebrated part tihar second national festival nepal dashain nepal celebrated five day include kag crow tihar kukur dog tihar gai cow tihar morning lakshmi puja night maha puja self puja goru ox bull tihar gobardhan puja finally bhai tika bhai dhooj—respectively first second third fourth fifth day lakshmi puja nepal people buy gold silver precious gemstone new utensil copper brass bronze sign good luck prosperity money wealth used worship lakshmi night nepalese people perform worship place cleansed holy water cow dung red mud light whole house candle lamp lakshmi puja deusibhailo performed gathering friend beginning puja house devotee cleaned rangoli drawn doorstep welcome goddess lakshmi consensus standardised ritual pray goddess variation puja exist across region indian subcontinent well southeast asia however central component almost form puja process darshan form devotion via exchange affectionate glance image deity devotee initiating relationship two integral part puja come form offering given deity devotee sanctifying food prasad divine contact devotee distribute consume beginning puja hindu consider important cleanse purify space puja carried benzoin lighted using either coal dried pancake made cowdung fume incense considered purify atmosphere place cleansed puja begin laying piece new cloth raised platform handful grain sprayed centre cloth kalasha made gold silver copper placed top threequarters kalasha filled water betel nut flower coin rice grain added five kind leaf arranged specified specie available leaf mango tree used small dish filled rice grain placed kalasha lotus drawn rice grain turmeric powder idol goddess lakshmi placed top kalasha coin placed around idol ganesha placed front kalasha righthand side pointing towards southwest ink business account book worshipper kept platform specially blended oil made puja used ingredient varying depending deity offered panchmukhi diya five faced lamp accommodating five wick lit purpose special lamp lit front lord ganesha puja begin offering turmeric kumkuma flower goddess lakshmi turmeric kumkuma flower offered water later used puja river goddess saraswati invoked become part water lakshmi worshipped invoked reciting vedic mantra hymn prayer addressed idol placed plate bathed panchamrita mixture milk curd ghee clarified butter honey sugar water containing gold ornament pearl idol cleaned placed back kalasha special lamp lit front goddess lakshmi offering sandal paste saffron paste garland cotton bead flower ittar perfume turmeric kumkuma abir gulal made goddess lakshmi flower garland lotus marigold rose chrysanthemum leaf bael wood apple tree also offered incense stick lit offering sweet coconut fruit tambulam made later puffed rice batasha variety indian sweet placed near idol puffed rice batasha coriander seed cumin seed poured offered idol village pot made bamboocanes measuring paddy known nana filled brink freshly harvest paddy rice lentil also kept paddy mana symbol mahalakshmi adoration goddess done offering fruit coconut banana doobgrass amla curd turmeric flower incense etc customary read odia text lakshmi purana performing puja swastika symbol also drawn safe vault devotee keep valuable worshipped symbol kubera towards end ritual aarti performed dedicated goddess lakshmi aarti accompanied small bell performed silent sublime atmosphere ashta lakshmi deepa puja