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How to Perform 16 Days Mahalakshmi Vrata during Bhadrapad Month.

The sixteen
days Goddess Lakshmi vrata is an important ritual performed to obtain peace,
prosperity, and get back all the lost materials and wealth. Below are the details
of Mahalakshmi Vrata ritual.

After taking a ritual bath in the early morning of Mahalaxmi Vrata day, women tie 16
knotted strings on their left hands. They sprinkle some water using Durva grass blades
on to their body. The Durva grass blades are kept in water before sprinkling. Only
vegetarian food is consumed during the day. Lord Surya is also worshipped during the
day. In North India, Mahalakshmi Vrat katha is recited during the occasion.

Procedure to be followed for Mahalakshmi Vrata


1) Take a pot, fill it with water and decorate with betel leaves. Place a coconut on its
top.

2) Adorn the pot with a red cloth and tie a red thread around it. Draw four lines, which
denote the Chatur Vedas, with kumkum (vermillion) on the pot. A Swastika (an ancient
cosmic or religious symbol) is drawn on the pot. This pot with all the decorations is
referred as Kalash or Purna Kumbh and it represents the Universal power (Supreme
deity).

3) Akshata (uncooked rice which is mixed with turmeric) is set aside and a few coins are
placed in the water in Kalash. This Kalash is worshipped as Goddess Mahalaxmi Devi.
4) Now, as like the usual poojas, lamps are lit and the Lakshmi Gayatri, Lakshmi
Ashtottara Satanamavali (108 names of Mahalakshmi), Ashtalaksmi Stotra, Lakshmi
Sahasranama Stotra, and Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, are recited during Mahalakshmi
Vrata Puja.

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