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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja today; devotees seek wealth and luck

Published : Sunday, 25 October, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Observer Online Report

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Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, one of the major religious festivals of the Bengali Hindu community, is being celebrated on Sunday (October 25), with devotees worshipping the goddess of wealth and good fortune on the first full moon night after Durga Puja.

On this occasion, many devotees will observe fasts and keep an all-night vigil.

According to the Bisuddha Siddhanta almanac, the full moon (Purnima) tithi begins at 11:55 AM on Sunday (October 25) and ends at 9:41 AM tomorrow, Monday (October 26).

The word 'Kojagari' means 'who is awake'. According to scriptural belief, Goddess Lakshmi visits the homes of devotees on Kojagari Purnima night, bestowing wealth and prosperity upon those who stay awake and worship her.

In Hindu scriptures, Goddess Lakshmi symbolizes wealth, prosperity, knowledge, good luck, fertility, benevolence, courage, and beauty, with the owl as her vehicle. Hindu belief holds that when Vishnu incarnated as Ram and Krishna, Lakshmi accompanied him as Sita and Radha.

Lakshmi Puja is observed in every Bengali Hindu household using sacred pots (ghat) or idols. While many perform weekly Lakshmi worship on Thursdays, some regions also observe the ritual during Dipanwita Amavasya.

Essential items for the puja include vermilion, sacred pots, paddy, earth, mango leaves, flowers, durva grass, tulsi leaves, haritaki, sandalwood, incense, lamps, offerings (naivedya), sun-dried rice, and water.

Ahead of the rituals, households decorate their courtyards with alpena depicting Lakshmi's footprints alongside sheaves of paddy and mangal ghats.

Devotees also recite the traditional 'Lakshmir Panchali', a collection of folklore and verses centered around the deity, during the puja proceedings.

-SA

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