( Goddess Lakshmi · Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur )
Performed to invite wealth, abundance and steady prosperity into the home and business.
Lakshmi Puja is worship of Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth and well-being, with lamps, flowers, sweets and aarti. The main one of the year is on the night of Diwali. Friday evening is the usual weekly day.
From the festival calendar on this site. Your priest will confirm the exact time for your city.
ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Om Mahālakṣmyai namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Lakshmi.
Approx. 1.5 hours · with kanakdhara path
More rites explained here: Griha Pravesh Puja, Vastu Shanti Puja, Mundan (Chudakarana), Namkaran Puja
( What happens )
Kumkumarchana (worship with vermilion) and a panchamrit abhishek (ritual bath with milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar) offered to the Devi, closed with aarti.
( Samagri )
Kumkum, haldi and akshat (rice)
Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugar)
Lotus and marigold flowersKamal gatta (lotus seeds) and cowrie shells
A coin or small silver Lakshmi image( Context matters )
The temple's own named sevas (Kumkumarchan, Panchamrit Abhishek, Mahabhishek) follow the Maharashtrian shakti-peetha tradition; the wider samagri list above (kamal gatta, cowries, coin) is the common North/West Indian Diwali-season Lakshmi puja — practice varies by region and household.
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