Sri Rajarajeshwari Peetam Dallas is offering Sri Varalakshmi Pooja for the last Srvana shukravaram along with Kumkumarchana for the Sri Lalita Sahasranama Namavali to Sri Maha Tripurasundari for loka kalyanam.Devotees who want to perform Sri Vara Mahalakshmi Pooja in a Vedic way can use this opportunity.
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Significance:
- Blessings of Varalakshmi: Varalakshmi, an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, is worshipped for granting boons (“Vara”) and fulfilling wishes. The pooja is believed to bestow wealth, prosperity, and happiness upon the family.
- Marital Bliss: Married women (sumangalis) perform this pooja for the well-being of their husbands, children, and household.
- Spiritual Merit: It is said that performing this pooja is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalakshmi, the eight forms of Lakshmi that represent different forms of wealth and prosperity.
Rituals:
- Preparations: The house is cleaned, and a kalasha (pot) symbolizing the goddess is decorated and placed on a bed of rice.
- Invocation: The goddess is invoked into the kalasha with prayers and offerings.
- Offerings: Flowers, fruits, sweets, and other items are offered to the goddess.
- Vratam (Fasting): Women often observe a fast and partake in special prayers.
- Thamboolam: Married women exchange gifts and offerings called thamboolam, which includes betel leaves, areca nut, fruits, and bangles.