Deepawali is a five-day long festival, out of which the
third day is considered as Diwali when diyas are lit around homes, fireworks
and crackers are burst, and people adorned in new clothing visit their loved
ones and exchange gifts and sweets. This is also the day when people worship
Goddess Laxmi by having a Laxmi Puja in their home.
Diwali falls on the fifteenth day of the Kartik month, which
is the day of ‘Amawasya’. It is
considered the most auspicious day of the year for Hindus. This is because as
per Hindu belief, Diwali marks the return of Lord Rama, along with his wife
Sita and brother Lakshman, from 14 years of exile. Another mythology is that
Diwali was the day when Lord Vishnu and Goddess Laxmi got married, which is why
Goddess Laxmi is worshipped on this day.
The Laxmi Puja begins with worshipping Lord Ganesha – the
remover of obstacles. Then Goddess Laxmi is worshipped in her three forms –
Mahalaxmi (Goddess of wealth and prosperity), Mahasaraswati (Goddess of
knowledge), and Mahakali. Kubera, the treasurer of Gods is also worshipped on
this day. Along with the idols, people also place gold and silver coins and money
in the puja. The Laxmi Puja comprises of offering haldi, kumkum, abeer, gulal,
ittar, flowers and prasad to the idols and singing aarti followed by lighting
candles and diyas around the home to remove all sort of darkness and bring in
light.
These lamps and candles are lit in honour of the sacred
memories of those great men who brightened the lives of millions of their
fellow beings. These great men were –
·
Lord Shri Krishna – who taught Arjun the lessons
of the Bhagwad Geeta on the battleground of Kurukshetra, and left his body.
·
Lord Mahavir – the founder of Jainism, who also
attained nirvana on this auspicious day.
·
Swami Dayanand Saraswati – the founder of Arya
Samaj in 1875 in Mumbai, who merged with divinity on this day after freeing his
soul from his body through Yogic powers.
·
Swami Ramtirth – the ‘Ram Badhshah’ of millions
of Indians, who was born on this day as well as took to sanyas and samaadhi on
this day too.
So from this year onwards, make sure you light lamps around
your home while remembering to pay reverence to these four great men without
fail. To worship Goddess Laxmi on this day so that she showers you with great
success and prosperity, make sure you book MakeMyPuja Pandits to help you carry
out the Laxmi Puja with perfection so that every tiny aspect of the Puja is
taken care of.
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