What is the special dishes in Varamahalakshmi festival?
Some of the common dishes made are sundal, vada, rice variety, payasam, Kozhukattai and Obbattu. After offering the food to the Goddess the food is distributed to the family members and the visitors. If you plan properly these dishes can be made with ease on the day of the festival.
What are the items required for varalakshmi Pooja?
Varalakshmi Vratam Puja Samagri
- The face of the Goddess.
- A Kalash.
- Colourful fresh pieces of cloth for making the Goddess’ saree.
- Jewellery and false hair and accessories for the Goddess.
- A mirror meant for keeping behind the deity.
- 3 Coconut with its husk.
- Flowers.
What should we eat during varalakshmi Vratham?
Offer fresh fruits, sweets, and water to the goddess. Perform Goddess Lakshmi Aarti with diya, kapoor and agarbatti. It’s advisable to refrain eating anything on this day and devotees should keep fast till late night. Those who want to perform Varalakshmi Vratam should refrain from eating meals on this day.
What should we do for varalakshmi Nombu?
Place the kalasam on some rice spread on a banana leaf. Puja is done with fresh flowers and grains starting with Ganapati Puja and Varalakshmi Puja. During the puja, yellow threads with nine knots are placed in front of the altar and done puja. Offerings are made and arati is performed.
Why do we celebrate varalakshmi Pooja?
Varalakshmi Vratam/ Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata is a festival to propitiate the Goddess Lakshmi. It is believed that worshipping the Goddess Varalakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalakshmi – the eight goddesses of Wealth, Earth, Wisdom, Love, Fame, Peace, Contentment, and Strength.
What should be kept inside Kalasam?
The kalasam is filled with five different kinds of leaves, water, coins, raw rice, and betel nut. Some fancy products like a mirror, turmeric, small black bangles, black beads, and comb are also included. And the neck of kalasam is covered with a cloth, mango leaves, a beautiful Rose maala.
How can do varalakshmi pooja at home?
For doing a simple pooja: Light the lamp, keep some neivedyam and do the pooja by chanting Mahalakshmi Ashtothram. Distribute the Thamboolam and prasadam by inviting married woman to your house in the evening. There are no hard and fast rules in performing the Varalakshmi Puja and you can be flexible on the puja items.
Can we do Varalakshmi Vratham during periods?
In case the women have their menstrual period on this occasion, they can perform and observe the Varalakshmi Vratham the next Friday immediately after. Unlike some other festivals, one need not stretch their body or minds too much to observe the Vratham (penance).
When should we do varalakshmi Vratham morning or evening?
Ladies who observe Varalakshmi Vratam will go on fasting from sunrise to sunset. The fasting remains till evening… After lightning the diya before Goddess Lakshmi and offering prayers, one can conclude their fasting and eat prasadam first.
How can we do varalakshmi puja at home?
Which fruit is known as food of gods?
Pomegranate is called the food of gods.
What to do on Shravana Shukravara Pooja day?
On this day women are supposed to take an oil head bath early in the morning. Divide a mud or copper or silver pot into five pots and in each segment draw Shanka / Conch shell, Chakra / Disc, two Goddess Lakshmi / Gowri, Cow and Calf, Elephant as shown in the picture below. On the lid draw Padma / Lotus flower.
When is Shukravara Vratha performed in Shravana month?
Shravana Shukravara Pooja is also known as Sampath Shukravara vratha. This is performed in the Hindu month of Shravana, July – August in Gregorian calendar dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi / Gowri. This pooja / vratha / religious observance is performed on all the Fridays of Shravana.
Which is the most important Shravan Puja in Andhra Pradesh?
Shravan Shukravaram Vratam is the puja performed on Fridays in the month of Shravan and is dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity. For married women in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, the most important Shravana Shukravaram is the one that falls on the Friday before the full moon (Shravana Pournami Purvasta Shukravarey).
Is the Shravan somvaram dedicated to Lord Shiva?
Shravan Somvaram or Mondays in the month of Shravan are dedicated to Lord Shiva. Many devotees fast on these days. It is said that unmarried girls who want to get married should observe the Shravan Somvar fasts. Mangala Gowri Vratam is performed by married women (sumangali) on all Tuesdays in Shravan for the well-being of their husbands.