Perform Lakshmi Pooja on Diwali
Lakshmi puja is one of the important rituals performed during the festival of Diwali. This ritual is performed to invite Goddess Lakshmi at home. Prayers are offered to the Goddess, so that the New Year (Hindu New Year) is filled with peace, wealth and prosperity. How to do Diwali Puja describes step by step instructions to perform a simple Diwali puja process at home. While most of the people perform Lakshmi Pooja only on Diwali, it should be a daily ritual. One of the simplest ritual one can follow is to light an oil lamp in front of Maa Lakshmi with Lakshmi Puja Oil and Lakshmi Grace Wicks to invoke the grace of Maa Lakshmi.
Steps
- Purify your house. Clean your house properly. Sprinkle Gangajal or water from Ganga river to purify the surrounding.
- Set up the platform. Spread the red cloth on a raised platform and keep a handful of grains in the center.
- Place the kalash. Place the kalash in the middle. Fill it with 75% of water and put one supari, one marigold flower, a coin and some rice grains. Put 5 mango leaves in the kalash and arrange them in a circular design on the neck of the kalash.
- Place Goddess Lakshmi. Keep a small Puja thali on the kalash and make a small flat mountain of rice grains. Draw a lotus with haldi over it and place the idol or Goddess Lakshmi in the center. Place some coins in front of it.
- Place Lord Ganesha's idol. Lord Ganesha is given first importance in every puja. Therefore, on the right side (South-West direction) of the kalash, place the idol of Ganesha. Apply a tilak of haldi and kumkum. Put some rice grains on the idol. Light a Diya with Ganpati Puja Oil and White Madar Wick to get the blessings of Lord Ganesha
- Place books/wealth related items. Now place some books or anything related to your business or wealth besides the arrangement.
- Light diya. Light a panch mukhi diya (oil lamp with 5 wicks) with Lakshmi Puja Oil along with Lakshmi Grace Wick and place it in a thali along with some haldi, kumkum and rice grains. (sandalwood paste, saffron paste, abeer and gulal are optional)
- Start the puja/aarti. Start the puja by applying tilak to the kalash. Apply the same to the lota that is filled with water. Now offer some flowers to each of them.
- Recite Diwali Puja mantra. Take some rice and flowers. Join your hands together and close your eyes. Recite the Diwali puja mantra of goddess Lakshmi or just chant her name and meditate for few minutes to invoke her.
- Offer flower. Offer the flower and rice grains to the Goddess after the prayer.
- Bathe the idol of Lakshmi. Now pick up the idol of Lakshmi and place it in a thali. Bathe it with water followed by panchamrita. Clean it with water again. Wipe the idol and place it back on the kalash.
- Put the garland. Now apply haldi and kumkum (sandal paste, saffron paste, abeer or gulal) along with rice to the idol. Place the garland cotton beads around the neck of the Goddess. Place some marigold flower and some Bel leaves. Burn few agarbatti and dhoop.
- Offer sweets & coconut. Offer coconut and place a supari on a supari leaf. Now put some haldi, kumkum and rice over it. Pour some puffed rice, coriander seeds and cumin seeds over the idol. Place some mithai, Diwali sweets, fruits and money or gold ornaments in front of it.
- Perform aarti. Worship the idol by performing the lakshmi puja aarti.
Tips
- While most of the people do Lakshmi Puja only around Diwali time, there is one small daily ritual that must be performed every day, it is quite simple and helpful in getting the grace of Maa Lakshmi. It is simple and takes just a few minutes every morning and evening.
- Simply Light a Panch Mukhi Diya with Lakshmi Puja Oil along with Lakshmi Grace Wicks in front of Maa Lakshmi every morning and evening. You will be surprised how this changes the energy of the entire house or office into positivity to create prosperity.
Warnings
- Do not pour too much oil into the Diya as it could be dangerous and can catch fire, just a small quantity of about {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} is good to light with 5 wicks in each of the specified place provided on the Panch Mukhi Diya.
