Lakshmi Puja
लक्ष्मी पूजा
Hindu
Dates
| 2083 BS | 8 Nov 2026 (22 Kartik 2083 BS) · in 27 days | Reported by Wikipedia source |
| 2084 BS | 29 Oct 2027 (12 Kartik 2084 BS) · in 382 days | Reported by Wikipedia source |
When: Ashvin 30 (amanta tradition) Kartika 15 (purnimanta tradition) (Wikipedia)
Lakshmi Puja (Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା, romanized: Lakṣmīpūjā, Sanskrit: लक्ष्मीपूजा, romanized: Lakṣmīpūjā, Bengali/Assamese: লক্ষ্মী পূজা) is a Hindu occasion for the veneration of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and the Supreme Goddess of Vaishnavism. The occasion is celebrated on the amavasya (new moon day) in the Vikram Samvat Hindu calendar month of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika (according to the purnimanta tradition), on the third day of Deepavali (Tihar) in Nepal and most parts of India.
According to tradition, Lakshmi is believed to visit her devotees and bestow good fortune and her blessings upon them on this occasion. To welcome the goddess, devotees clean their houses, decorate them with finery and lights, and prepare sweet treats and delicacies as offerings. Devotees believe that the happier the goddess is during her visit, the more she blesses the family with health and wealth.
In Assam, Odisha, and Bengal, the occasion is performed on Ashvin Purnima day on the month of Ashvin, the full moon day following Vijaya Dashami and Durga Puja. This puja is also known as Kojagori Lokkhi Pujo. Women worship the goddess in the evening, after cleaning their house and decorating the floor of their houses with jhunti, alpana, or rangoli. It is celebrated in the evening with all family members participating in decorating and cleaning home as part of the puja.
नेपालीमा
लक्ष्मी पूजा नेपालका प्रमुख पर्वहरूमध्ये एक हो । तिथि अनुसार कार्तिक कृष्ण अमावस्याका दिन यो पर्व मनाइन्छ । नेपालमा यो पर्व लक्ष्मी देवीको पूजा गरी घरभरि दियो बाली मनाइन्छ । नेपालमा यसलाई यमपञ्चकको एक भागको रूपमा मनाइन्छ। वर्षका चार महत्त्वपूर्ण रातहरू मध्ये लक्ष्मी पूजाको रातलाई सुखरात्रि भनिन्छ। यस दिन स्त्री जाति विशेष गरी कुमारी केटीहरूले घरघरै गई भैलो खेल्ने चलन छ। लक्ष्मी धनकी देवीलाई भनिन्छ ।
Observed by: Hindus