The grand auspicious festival of lights on Kartik Amavasya celebrating the emergence of Goddess Maha Lakshmi from the cosmic ocean of milk. Includes Kalash sthapana, 16 deepak lighting sequence, account books (Bahi-Khata) sanctification, and Kuber pooja.
Clean the puja room thoroughly. Place a wooden chowki covered with red or yellow silk cloth. Make an unbroken nine-square grid with wheat grains for Navagrahas and a Swastik with rice for Lakshmi.
Fill a brass/copper kalash with Gangajal and water. Drop supari, coin, cardamom, and clove inside. Place 5 mango leaves and tie a coconut in red chunri atop the kalash.
Draw auspicious Roli Swastikas and write 'Shri' on the new ledger, accounts notebook, laptop, or cash locker. Sprinkle akshat, rolli, and chandan chanting the Kuber Mantra.
Offer fresh pink lotus blossoms to Goddess Lakshmi, Durva to Ganesha, and 5 yellow cowries and Gomati chakras. Offer warm kheer cooked with cow's milk and raw sugar.
Light the primary four-wicked ghee lamp (Choumukha Diya) in front of the deities. Light 15 oil diyas and distribute them to the front entrance, tulsi pot, kitchen, safe, and terraces. Conclude with 'Om Jai Lakshmi Mata' and 'Jai Ganesh Deva'.
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Lord Ganesha
Lord Ganesha
Lord Ganesha (Mangalamurti)
Lord Ganesha (Ganapati)
Goddess Lakshmi
Goddess Maha Lakshmi
Lord Kuber
Lord Kuber
