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Lakshmi Puja or Lokkhi Pujo (Devnagari: लक्ष्मी पूजा, Bengali: লক্ষ্মী পূজা, Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପୂଜା, Romanised: Lakṣmī Pūjā/ Loķhī Pūjō) is a Hindu occasion for the veneration of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Prosperity and the Supreme Goddess of Vaishnavism. [1]
Varalakshmi is the manifestation of Lakshmi who grants boons (varam). It is a puja primarily performed by married Hindu women in the states of South India . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This occasion is observed on the Friday before the day of the full moon - Purnima - in the Hindu month of Shravana , which corresponds to the Gregorian months of July ...
Another minor legend narrates that Lakshmi slew a demon on this day, and remained on earth as the tulasi plant. [6] A Vaishnava legend relates Tulasi to the Samudra Manthana, the churning of the cosmic ocean by the devas and asuras. At the end of the churning, Dhanvantari rose from the ocean with amrita (the elixir of immortality). Vishnu ...
It is widely believed that Goddess Lakshmi is drawn to cleanliness, inspiring everyone to thoroughly clean their homes and adorn them with intricate jhoti chita designs. [4] According to tradition, the goddess blesses the most beautifully decorated and harmonious home in the village—one radiating devotion, familial unity, and marital bliss ...
The Lakshmi Purana is an Odia text written in the 15th century by Balarama Dasa, a major poet of Odia literature. [1] Despite its name, it is not one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism , [ 2 ] having been written in the medieval era as a piece of regional literature that discusses gender and social norms.
The Purna-Kalasha is believed to be a symbol of auspiciousness embodying either Ganesha, remover of obstacles, or his mother Gauri, the goddess of household bounty or Lakshmi. The Purna-Kalasha is worshipped in all Hindu festivities related to marriage and childbirth, as a mother goddess or Devi.
The Shri Sukta uses the motifs of lotus (padma or kamala) and elephant – symbols that are consistently linked with the goddess Shri-Lakshmi in later references. The lotus is thought to be symbolic of purity, beauty, spiritual power, life, fertility, growth or, in Tantra , the entire created universe.
The remembrance and festivities associated with Lakshmi and Mahabali during Diwali are linked. [ 9 ] The festivities related to Bali and Balipratipada find mention in the Vanaparva 28.2 of the Mahabharata , [ 3 ] the Ramayana , [ 10 ] and several major Puranas , such as the Brahma purana (chapter 73), Kurma purana (chapter 1), Matsya purana ...