How to Worship Goddess Lakshmi On Diwali.

One of the highlights of the 5-day Diwali festival is Lakshmi Puja. This Puja is performed on the 3rd day of the festival, which is celebrated as Badi (main) Diwali. There is a certain procedure for performing this Puja. Read on to know about Lakshmi Puja or Diwali Puja Vidhi



Diwali Puja Vidhi – How to Worship Goddess Lakshmi



Prior to starting the Puja, you should ensure that your home is clean and tidy. That’s because it is believed that Goddess Lakshmi resides somewhere only when the place is neat and clean. You should perform the Puja in new dresses.
You should decorate your home by creating elegant designs of rangolis at the entrance of every room and the main entrance as well. By drawing these rangolis, you actually welcome Goddess Lakshmi into your home. Once you create rangolis, spread a red cloth close to the place where you’d like to keep the idols of Lakshmi Narayana, Ganesha and Saraswati. Spread 9 mounds of rice along the sides of the cloth and place a supari above the rice mounds. This is done to represent the 9 planets or the Navagraha devatas. Next, you should perform the ritual of Kalash Sthapana.


Prior to starting the Puja, you should ensure that your home is clean and tidy. That’s because it is believed that Goddess Lakshmi resides somewhere only when the place is neat and clean. You should perform the Puja in new dresses.
You should decorate your home by creating elegant designs of rangolis at the entrance of every room and the main entrance as well. By drawing these rangolis, you actually welcome Goddess Lakshmi into your home. Once you create rangolis, spread a red cloth close to the place where you’d like to keep the idols of Lakshmi Narayana, Ganesha and Saraswati. Spread 9 mounds of rice along the sides of the cloth and place a supari above the rice mounds. This is done to represent the 9 planets or the Navagraha devatas. Next, you should perform the ritual of Kalash Sthapana.

Kalash Sthapana:

Fill a pot with water and place it in front of the idols. Put some betel leaves into the pot. Place a coconut on top of the pot. Tie a red cloth around the pot. Draw a ‘Swastik” sign on the pot as a sign of prosperity and purification. This pot is termed as Purna Kumbh, and is believed to represent the supreme power.
Decorating the idols: Once the Kalash Sthapana ritual is over, you should adorn the idols with fruits, flowers, and turmeric-vermillion powder. Place the puja thali in front of the idols. Make sure the thali includes all essential items for Diwali Puja. In addition to puja accessories, the thali should have some gold and silver coins as a sign of wealth and prosperity.
Start the puja: Once you have the puja items ready, it’s time to begin the worship. Take some water in your left hand and sprinkle it on your head so as to purify yourself. Now, you should take sankalpa by calling out the names of your family members. Offer your prayers to Lakshmi and Narayana. Light up lamps filled with ghee and offer incense in order to perform your worship.

Worship of Ganesha:



Offer some flowers, akshata (sacred rice), and a supari to Lord Ganesha. Chant Ganesha shloka and offer your prayers so that he helps you get rid of all obstacles that come your way. Next, you should pray to Goddess Saraswati and request her to give you the intelligence that can help you succeed in life.
Once Saraswati Puja is complete, perform Kalash Puja by offering sweets, fruits, and akshata. Then convey your prayers to the Navagrahas. Sprinkle water toward all the four directions as a sign of purifying the four “dishas” of the universe. Next, you should perform Panchmitra Abhishekam.
Lakshmi Narayana Abhishekam: Lakshmi Narayana Abhishekam (or Panchamitra Abhishekam) is all about praying to Lakshmi and Narayana. Panchamitra is a combination of ghee, milk, honey, sugar, and curd.

Wash the silver and gold coins in the puja thali with water and milk. Then offer some flowers and gulal to Lakshmi and Narayana. Now, break the coconut and offer a sweet dish to the deities. Chant Lakshmi mantra, shlokas and stotras so as to welcome Goddess Lakshmi into your home.

Once you offer your prayers to Goddess Lakshmi, you should worship Narayana with complete sincerity so that you can please him as well as Goddess Lakshmi who is believed to reside at the place where Narayana stays. Next, you need to perform the aarti for Goddess Lakshmi.
Aarti: Before you start the aarti, you should light the diya and ring the bell. Perform the aarti by taking reference from the book - “Lakshmi Ji Ki Aarti”. Once the aarti for Goddess Lakshmi is over, you should perform the aarti for Narayana.
When the aarti is over, place the thali near the idols and recite Kshama Prarthana Stotram. Through this recitation, you actually request god to forgive you for the mistakes you have committed so far. Leave the place of worship for quite some time and then distribute the “prasad” to one and all.



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