Diwali Lakshmi Puja दिवाली लक्ष्मी पूजा

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Step-by-step puja vidhi पूजा विधि

1. Prepare the home घर की तैयारीDuring the day

   Clean the whole house, especially the puja corner and the main entrance — Lakshmi is believed to enter only a clean home. Hang a toran of mango leaves and marigolds over the door and make a rangoli at the entrance. Many families draw small Lakshmi footprints walking into the house.

2. Set up the altar चौकी सजाएंBefore the muhurat

   Place the chowki in the north-east of the room if you can, so that you will face east or north while praying. Cover it with the red cloth. Seat Ganesh and Lakshmi side by side, in the way your family does. Fill the kalash with water and add a coin, a supari, a little rice and a flower; set five mango leaves in its mouth, place the coconut on top and tie mauli around the neck. Put the kalash on the chowki, light the main ghee diya and keep the thali ready. Bathe and wear clean clothes.

3. Purify and take the sankalp शुद्धि और संकल्पWhen the muhurat begins

   Sit on the asan facing east or north. Sprinkle a little Gangajal on yourself, the altar and the samagri. Take some water, akshat and a flower in your right hand, say your name, your family’s gotra if you know it, the place and the date, and say that you are doing Lakshmi Puja for the well-being of your family. Then let the water and rice fall on a plate.

4. Worship the kalash कलश पूजन

   Put a tilak of roli on the kalash and offer akshat and a flower. The kalash stands for all the sacred waters and the gods, and is worshipped before the deities.

5. Worship Ganesh first गणेश पूजन

   Offer water, then a tilak of roli and akshat, durva grass, flowers and a laddoo or other sweet to Ganesh. Chant “ॐ गं गणपतये नमः” and ask him to remove all obstacles.

   ॐ गं गणपतये नमः

6. Worship Goddess Lakshmi लक्ष्मी पूजन

   With folded hands and a flower, invite Lakshmi to the altar. Bathe the idol with water, then panchamrit, then clean water again and wipe it dry (for a picture, just sprinkle a few drops). Offer the red chunri, roli, haldi, chandan and akshat, then the lotus, flowers and garland. Offer kheel-batashe, sweets, fruits and dry fruits, with paan, supari, cardamom and cloves. Chant “ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः” 11, 21 or 108 times.

   ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः

7. Worship wealth and account books धन और बही-खाता पूजन

   Place the coins, any jewellery and the account books and pen near Lakshmi. Put a tilak on them and offer flowers and akshat. Business owners draw a swastik and write “शुभ लाभ” on the first page of the new account book. Pray for prosperity earned honestly.

8. Light the diyas दीपदान

   Light the clay diyas from the main diya and place them around the home: at the entrance, in the kitchen, near the water source, by the tulsi plant and on balconies and windows.

9. Perform the aarti आरती

   With the whole family together, perform the Lakshmi aarti and then the Ganesh aarti, ringing the bell, and many families close with Om Jai Jagdish Hare. Finish with the Karpur Gauram verse while offering the camphor flame.

   Jai Ganesh Deva lyrics →Om Jai Jagdish Hare lyrics →Karpur Gauram lyrics →

10. Pushpanjali, prayer and prasad पुष्पांजलि, क्षमा प्रार्थना और प्रसाद

    Offer a last handful of flowers, bow down and ask forgiveness for any mistakes made during the puja. Share the kheel-batashe and sweets as prasad with family and neighbours. Many families keep the main diya burning through the night — if you do, keep it somewhere safe.

Good to know

• Do the puja within the muhurat for your city; if you miss it, do it in Pradosh Kaal while Amavasya is still on.
• For home worship, a Ganesh idol whose trunk turns to his left is the common recommendation.
• Many families buy new idols each year and immerse or respectfully keep the old ones.
• Never leave lit diyas unattended near curtains, and keep children and pets away from crackers.
• Clay diyas and natural colours for rangoli are kinder to the environment.

Lakshmi Puja muhurat 2026, city by city

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