Celebrating Indian Bengali Culture - Lokkhi Puja 5 Oct 17 ...... :) :)
In west Bengal, people worship Goddess Lakshmi on full moon day. Lakshmi Puja is celebrated in every household in Bengal. barely 4 days after Durga Puja or Dusshera in the month of October. Goddess Lakshmi symbolizes wealth, prosperity and peace. Lakshmi is one of the daughters of Maa Durga. She represented as a beautiful woman, sitting on a lotus. She is also known as the consort of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, light and prosperity visits every household on this full moon night and bless them with sheer promise of wealth, fortune and good luck.
Hence every household and temple in Bengal especially performs this puja with much fanfare. Alpana (i.e. a paste of powder rice) is painted with designs and motifs or imprints of Goddess Lakshmi’s footsteps and her accessories as well are painted, a few items like her basket overflowing with grains, a lotus, her jewellery and other items.
Goddess Lakshmi is well known for her zero tolerance to noise, hence only conch shells are blowed by housewives and women clad in white saris and red borders. Different items are offered to the goddess like fruits, grains, rice, naivedya prepared from milk products sweetmeats made from coconut and other stuffs, clothes, jewellery. Khichri, Luchi, Naru are some delicacies prepared for offering to the Goddess. After the puja is over, people eat Prasad or offerings given to the goddess like coconut water.
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