Cotton wicks
Panchamrit
Gangajal
Flowers
Fruits
Kalash
Water
Mango leaves
Camphor
Kalava
Whole wheat grains
Durva grass
Janeu
Dhoop
A miniature broom
Dakshina (currency notes and coin)
A metal bell
An aarti thaali
Laxmi Puja is done to usher in good luck, wealth and prosperity.
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It is believed that on the day of Diwali, if worship is done to please Goddess Mahalakshmi, the presiding deity of wealth, then Mata Mahalakshmi resides in the house in the form of food grains.
It is said that on the day of Diwali worship, not only the praise, stotra and chalisa of Mata Mahalakshmi should be recited, but her aarti should also be done.
check out Aarti for Diwali puja
On the day of Lakshmi Puja, business people open the new books of accounts and hope for a windfall sales in the coming year.
The Puja ushers in a ray of new hope, happiness, bliss and prosperity.
check out Aarti for Diwali puja
According to the Hindu calendar, Diwali is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Kartik.
This year, Diwali is on Sunday, October 27.
This festival is celebrated with great pomp not only in India but also by Hindus living in other parts of the world.
It is believed that on this day Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after completing fourteen years of exile.
It is said that in the joy of the arrival of Ram, the people of Ayodhya welcomed him by lighting lamps of ghee.
Because on this day the night of Kali Amavasya was illuminated with lamps.