Thu Oct 31 08:27:45 UTC 2024: ## Diwali 2024: Auspicious Timings and Rituals for Lakshmi Puja

**New Delhi, India:** Diwali, the festival of lights, will be celebrated on **October 31st, 2024**, with the Amavasya tithi beginning at 3:52 PM and ending on November 1st at 6:16 PM. This year, Lakshmi Puja, the worship of Goddess Lakshmi for wealth and prosperity, holds special significance with auspicious timings for seeking blessings.

**Auspicious Muhurats for Lakshmi Puja:**

* **Pradosh Kaal:** 5:36 PM to 8:11 PM on October 31st
* **Vrishabha Lagna (Stable Lagna):** 6:25 PM to 8:15 PM on October 31st
* **Mahaanishita Kaal:** 11:39 PM to 12:30 AM on October 31st

**Diwali Puja Rituals:**

* Begin the day with a ritual bath and purification.
* Cleanse the home and create a sacred space for the puja.
* Place new idols of Ganesha, Lakshmi, Kubera, and Saraswati on a red cloth-covered platform with a Swastika symbol.
* Light a diya (lamp) and perform the puja, seeking blessings from the deities.
* Offer flowers, fruits, sweets, and other traditional offerings.
* Chant mantras dedicated to Lakshmi and Ganesha, including “Om Shri Hreem Shreem Kamale Kamalalaye Prasid Prasid Shreem Hreem Shreem Om Mahalaxmyai Namaha” and “Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha.”

**Essential Items for Lakshmi Puja:**

* Roli (vermilion powder), rice, betel nut, cloves, cardamom, incense, camphor, ghee or oil for diyas, kalava (sacred thread), coconut, Ganga Jal (holy water), fruits, flowers, sweets, durva grass, sandalwood, ghee, dry fruits, kheel, sugar candy, a puja platform, a kalash (pot), flower garlands, a conch shell, idols of Lakshmi-Ganesha, Saraswati, and Kubera, a plate, silver coin, 11 diyas, clothes for Lakshmi, and Lakshmi’s decorative items.

**Additional Rituals for Prosperity:**

* Write “Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Tribhuvan Mahalaxmyai Asmank Daridrya Nashay Prachur Dhan Dehi Dehi Kleem Hreem Shreem Om” on a red cloth or paper and offer it to Lakshmi.
* Chant this mantra 11 times and keep the paper in your wealth corner or purse.
* Light a one-wick camphor lamp in front of a Lord Hanuman statue and offer a copper coin with a hole in it.
* Recite “Om Namo Hanumate Bhaybhanjanaya Sukham Kuru Fat Swaha” at least 11 times for financial gains and debt relief.

By following these traditions and auspicious timings, devotees can invite Goddess Lakshmi’s blessings and prosperity into their lives during Diwali 2024.

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