Lakshmi Pooja · లక్ష్మీ పూజ

Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for prosperity and the wellbeing of the family. Three common occasions are:

Varalakshmi Vratam, on the Friday before Sravana Pournami, mainly by married women.
Deepavali, in the evening of Amavasya, with lamps lit through the home.
Fridays, as a simple pooja with a lamp, flowers, kumkum and a stotram.

Customs differ by family and region. Please treat this as a guide, and follow your family's practice or your priest where they differ.

Items for Varalakshmi Vratam · పూజా సామగ్రి

Preparation. Clean the home the day before, decorate the entrance with mango leaves, and draw a muggu at the altar.
Ganapati pooja. Begin with a short pooja to remove obstacles.
Sankalpam and kalasa sthapana. State your intention and set up the decorated kalasam as the Goddess.
Thoram pooja. Make the thoram from yellow thread with nine strands and nine knots, and worship it.
Lakshmi pooja. Worship the Goddess with the sixteen services and her 108 names. Read the Ashtalakshmi Stotram if you wish.
Tying the thoram. Tie the thoram on the right wrist.
Katha. Hear the story of Charumati, the devoted woman to whom the Goddess appeared in a dream and described this vratam.
Naivedyam, harati and vayanam. Offer food, show harati, and give vayanam with tambulam to married women who join you.