
Hail to the one who is served by the Ganas. Salutations to the one who has the face of an elephant. I bow before you to get blessed by your grace for an illuminated life. OM, Glory to the one who has one tusk and a curved trunk, OM Ekadantaya Viddhmahe, Vakratundaya Dheemahi Salutations to the one who has a curved trunk, and a huge body, the one who radiates the glow of millions of Suns, and to the one who removes obstacles.īless me before all my endeavours always and forever. Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Sarva Karyeshu Sarvada Vakratunda Mahakaya, Surya Koti Samaprabaha
Also, worship the lamp by offering flowers, akshat, kumkuma, haldi and chandan. Yagnopaveeth - offer the sacred Janeyu and Akshat to the Lord Ganesha. For example, you may use small pieces of kalava as vastra and offer two pieces for each deity. Vastra - offer a fresh piece of cloth to the deity. After performing the Abhishek, you would have to place them back on their respective seats. If you do the Abhishek, gently pour water on each of the idols in the end and wipe them with a clean cloth. One may use water, milk, coconut water, Gangajal, honey, curd etc., for doing the Abhishek - only if the idols are made of metal). Snana - (offer water to the Lord for bathing. In case you wish to do the Abhishek, gently place the idols of each of the deities on a plate one after the other and repeat the following process. Achaman- (drink water from your palm after offering it to God). Arghya - (offer a drop or two of water to the Lord). Padya - (offer a drop or two of water to the Lord's feet). Invoke the deities and invite them to accept your humble offerings. All the offerings must be first made to Lord Ganesha. Begin the puja by paying tributes to Lord Ganesha. The layer of rice in the bottom acts as an Asana (seat). Spread some rice on the surface of the chowki and place idols of Goddess Lakshmi and to her left, an idol of Lord Ganesha. Then do Dhyana (connect the inner self with God). Finally, place a whole brown coconut with its husk on top of it. Then cover the neck of the Kalash with Mango or betel leaves. Put a pinch haldi, chandan and kumkum into it. Fill water in a copper/brass or silver Kalash. Light an oil/ghee lamp and place it on the rice carpet. Spread some rice on the right front of the chowki. Keep a wooden chowki adjacent to the altar and cover it with a red cloth. You may choose the temple in your home for performing the puja. The puja shubh muhurat is between 6:09 PM to 8:04 PM Ganesh and Lakshmi Puja Vidhi Idols/images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha. A fresh red or yellow piece of cloth for covering the chowki. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on November 4.
Read on to know the list of items you would need for Lakshmi puja and the puja vidhi. Therefore to usher in good luck, wealth and prosperity, people keep the main door of their home open and perform Lakshmi Pujan. Belief suggests that Maa Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth, visits people's homes and blesses them with riches. Though the festival marks Shri Rama's return to Ayodhya (his birthplace) after spending fourteen years in exile, devotees also worship Goddess Lakshmi on this day. On this day, devotees light earthen lamps, decorate their homes with flowers and rangoli, prepare and gorge on a variety of sweets and savouries, wear new clothes, and most importantly, perform Lakshmi Puja.
However, Diwali festivities span over 5 days in many regionsĭiwali (traditionally known as Deepavali) is celebrated on the Amavasya Tithi (New Moon night), Krishna Paksha (waning phase of the Moon), in the Hindu month of Kartik. After that, Diwali/Laskshmi puja is performed by reciting Vedic mantras. The idols of Lakshmi-Ganesh is placed on a raised pedestal and decorated with earthen lamps, turmeric powder, sandal paste, vermilion, coconut, betel leaves and betel nuts, flowers, pure water, sweet dishes for offering etc. For Diwali Puja, devotees buy new statues of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi. The Diwali puja should be performed on Amavasya Thithi and Pradosh time. On the evening of Diwali day, devotees clean their house, decorate it with flowers and earthen light pots to get the divine blessings of goddess Lakshmi. Doing Lakshmi-Ganesha puja on Diwali day is believed to bring good luck, wealth, health and prosperity to the homes. This year, Diwali festival will be celebrated on Sunday, October 27, 2019.