Lakshmi puja is done on the day of Diwali. The Goddess of Wealth is worshipped for luck and prosperity. On the day, people wake up early in the morning and pay a tribute to their forefathers. Some people also keep a day-long fast. They decorate their homes and offices with flowers, and it is considered auspicious to keep the ‘mangalik kalash’ covered with unpeeled coconut on either side of the house’s main entrance.

 

The puja preparations entail keeping a red cloth on the right hand side of a raised platform, and installing idols of Lakshmi and Ganesha on it. They idols must be decorated with fine clothes. Next, a white cloth should be placed on the left hand side of the platform for installing the Navgraha gods.