Varalakshmi Vratham 2018 Pooja images
Varalakshmi Vratham ( வரலட்சுமி விரதம் in Tamil ) , Varamahalakshmi Pooja ( ವರಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಪೂಜಾ in Kannada ) and వరలక్ష్మి వ్రతం in Telugu is a very popular festival for Goddess Lakshmi. For me the preparations start on Thursday, the previous day. Cleaning all the Pooja vessels and Pooja room takes a lot of time. On Thursday , I purchase all the flowers, fruits, kewda flowers, mango leaves for thoran and plantain plants for mantapa alankara. Hridaya kamalam is my most favourite rangoli for the mantapa. We can draw Aishwarya Patra rangoli also. Neivedyam preparation starts early in the morning on Friday , around 4.30 am because the Pooja should commence before 10.30 am on Friday. The early bird is always lucky , so I thanked the Goddess because there was a general power shut down from 9 am to 5 pm. If I had delayed naievedyam would have been affected.. Offerings include, appe payasa , ambode...