Varalakshmi Vratam Collection

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Welcome to Lovenspire's Varalaxmi Vratham collection, the ultimate destination for all your Varalakshmi Puja needs. Whether you're a seasoned puja enthusiast or a first-time celebrant, our meticulously curated selection ensures a celebration filled with divine grace and traditional beauty.

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Varalakshmi Pooja Decoration

Transform your home into a divine sanctuary with our stunning Varalakshmi Pooja decoration items. From intricately designed garlands to vibrant Kumkum and Turmeric, each piece is crafted to enhance the sanctity of your worship space. Our collection includes:

• Intricate Garlands: Elevate the beauty of your Varalakshmi idol with our handcrafted garlands.
• Kumkum and Turmeric: Essential for every puja, our offerings are pure and traditionally prepared.
• Agarbatti and Samai Oil Lamps: Create a serene atmosphere with our fragrant incense and traditional oil lamps.

Essential Varalakshmi Pooja Items

Our collection covers all the essentials you need for a perfect Varalakshmi Vratham. Every item is chosen to help you perform the rituals with devotion and ease:

• Beautifully Designed Pooja Thalis: Our thalis are not just functional but also add an aesthetic touch to your puja setup.
• Offerings: We provide a variety of fruits, flowers, and sweets, perfect for making your offerings to Goddess Lakshmi.

Thoughtful Return Gifts

Make your guests feel appreciated with our thoughtful return gifts. Lovenspire offers a range of items that will leave a lasting impression:

• Diya's and Blouse Pieces: Traditional gifts that are both practical and meaningful.
• Haldi Kumkum/Thambhoolam: Perfect for your female guests, these gifts symbolize prosperity and well-being.
• Gajra and Bangles: Add a touch of tradition to your return gifts with our beautiful gajras and bangles.

Simple Varalakshmi Pooja Decoration at Home

For those who prefer simple Varalakshmi Pooja decoration at home, Lovenspire offers easy-to-use decoration kits. These kits include everything you need to set up a serene and sacred space effortlessly.

Varalakshmi Vratham Background Decoration

Enhance the ambiance of your celebration with our Varalakshmi Vratham background decoration items. Choose from a variety of backdrops that perfectly complement your overall decor and create a divine atmosphere.

Varalakshmi Vratam Decor

Our comprehensive range of Varalakshmi Vratam decor items ensures that every aspect of your celebration is covered. From the main idol to the smallest decorative piece, Lovenspire has it all.

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Significance of Varalakshmi Vratam

Varalakshmi Vratam holds deep spiritual and cultural significance. The festival's name combines "Varam" (boon) and "Lakshmi" (goddess of wealth), symbolizing the goddess's power to grant boons and prosperity. By observing this Vratam, women pray for their family's health, happiness, and prosperity. This festival emphasizes values of love, dedication, and service within the family, making it a vital part of Hindu traditions.

Step-by-Step Guide to Celebrating Varalakshmi Festival

Step 1: Preparations

Clean: Clean your home thoroughly to welcome the divine presence.

Decorate :

• Main entrance Decoration: Place mango leaves Toran on the door frame. Decorate the doorway with banana stem or plantain leaves.
• Rangoli: Create a beautiful rangoli design at the entrance, symbolizing prosperity and fortune.
• Pooja Room Decoration: Decorate the puja room with flowers, lights, and traditional items like coconut, betel leaves, turmeric, kumkum (vermilion), etc.

Step 2: Pre-Vratam

• Gather Materials: Ensure you have all the items mentioned in the checklist. Keep the kalash ready with rice, betel nuts, and coins.
• Prepare the Idol or Picture of the Goddess: Arrange the idol or picture of Goddess Lakshmi on a small throne adorned with fresh flowers. The fragrance of jasmine, roses, and marigolds will set the devotional mood.

Step 3: Vratam Rituals

• Sankalpam: Begin by taking a vow to observe the Varalakshmi Vratam with utmost devotion and purity of mind.
• Ganapati Puja: Start with a prayer to Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles, seeking his blessings for the successful completion of the Vratam.
• Varalakshmi Puja: Offer prayers to Goddess Lakshmi. Perform all puja rituals such as lighting incense, offering flowers and fruits, and chanting mantras. The aroma of incense sticks and the glow of diyas will enhance the spiritual ambiance.
• Kalasha Sthapana: Invoke the goddess into the kalash by following specific steps—filling it with water, and placing betel nuts, coins, and rice on top.
• Tying the Sacred Thread: Perform a ritual known as "naivedyam," where you tie a sacred thread on your wrist, symbolizing the protection and blessings of Goddess Lakshmi.
• Perform Aarti: Conclude the Vratam by performing an aarti to the goddess, expressing gratitude and seeking her blessings. The soft, melodic music of the aarti fills the air with serenity.

Step 4: Thursday Rituals

• Entrance Rangoli: Create a beautiful rangoli at the entrance to welcome the goddess.
• Decorate the Pot: Take a copper or silver pot and adorn it with sindoor and kumkum. Fill it with rice, water, and turmeric. Add a black bangle, lemon, and coin. Place a coconut on top and surround it with mango leaves. This pot symbolizes the goddess' blessings and abundance.
• Light Diyas: Light diyas or candles around the house to welcome Goddess Lakshmi into your home.
• Offer Prasad: Prepare a special dish as an offering to the goddess and distribute it as prasad among family and friends.
• Observe Fast: Many women observe a fast on this day, consuming only fruits and milk. This is believed to bring good health and prosperity.
• Read or Listen to the Vrat Katha: The story of Varalakshmi Vratam should be read or heard with utmost devotion, as it symbolizes the importance of seeking Goddess Lakshmi's blessings for a happy and prosperous life.

Step 5: Preparing the Devi

• Decorate the Devi Figurine: Use dress material, jewelry, and flowers to adorn a Devi figurine that will be part of the Pooja. This represents Goddess Lakshmi herself, so make sure to decorate it with love and devotion.
• Place the Figurine on a Kalash: Place the decorated Devi figurine on a kalash filled with water, rice, and coins. The kalash represents Mother Earth, who provides us with abundance.
• Diya Decoration: Decorate diyas or candles with flowers, rangoli, or mehendi to be used during the Pooja.
• Set up the Puja Thali: Arrange all necessary items for the Pooja on a thali. This may include diyas, incense sticks, kumkum, and rice.
• Offer Flowers and Incense Sticks: Offer flowers and light incense sticks to the Devi as a form of worship and gratitude.

Step 6: Friday

• Early Preparations: Wake up early, bathe, and dress in traditional attire. Wearing festive sarees and jewelry adds to the celebration's charm.
• Set Up the Pot: Place the decorated pot on the Pooja platform.
• Invite the Devi: Begin the Pooja by inviting the Devi figurine to sit on the platform.
• Offer Prayers: Offer prayers, flowers, and fruits to Devi Lakshmi. Recite the Varalakshmi Vratham Katha or other relevant prayers.
• Aarti and Prasad: Conclude the Pooja with aarti and distribute prasad. Sharing the prasad with family and friends enhances the sense of community and joy.
• Return Gift : Minimum of 3 married ladies you have to give them this prasad you can give them Haldi KumKum a coin, bangles and whatever you feel like any gift if you want to keep a blouse piece you can keep.

Conclusion

Varalakshmi Vratam is an auspicious occasion to seek the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi, who is revered as the giver of wealth and prosperity. By following these steps and performing the Pooja with devotion, one can invite abundance and positivity into their lives. It is also a wonderful opportunity to connect with family and friends and celebrate together. May Goddess Lakshmi bless you with prosperity, happiness, and abundance on this special day of Varalakshmi Vratam. Happy celebrations!.

Varalakshmi Pooja Checklist

• House Cleaning: Clean and decorate the Pooja area a day before.
• Entrance Decoration: Draw rangoli at the entrance and decorate with flowers and mango leaves like Torans.
• Pooja Materials: Copper or Silver pot Kalash, coconut, Flowers garland (पुष्प माला), Kumkum (कुम्कुम), Turmeric (हल्दी), Sandal powder (चन्दन चूर्ण), Vibhuti (विभूति), Mirror (दर्पण), Comb (कंघा), Mango leaves (आम के पत्ते), Flowers (पुष्प), Betel leaves (पान के पत्ते), Water(जल), Agarbatti (अगरबत्ती), Moli (मोली), Sambrani / Dhoop (धूप), Camphor / Kapoor (कर्पूर), Small Puja bell / Ghanti (घन्टी), Samai / oil lamp, Diya (दीपक), Unbroken rice (अक्षत)
• Goddess Varalakshmi statue (श्री वरलक्ष्मी जी की प्रतिमा), Dress the figurine with material, jewelry, and flowers.
• Offerings: Ensure you have lamps, fruits, flowers, and sweets for offerings.
• Prasadam: Prasad (प्रसाद), Prepare kheer or sweet Pongal for Prasadam,, Banana (केले),
• Panchamrita (पञ्चामृत), Yogurt(दही), Milk (दूध), Honey (शहद), Sugar (चीनी), Pure ghee (पक्का घी)

• Puja Book: Keep a copy of the Varalakshmi Puja book for reference.

• Clothing and Accessories: Wear traditional attire and jewelry to add to the festive spirit.
• Pooja Thali: Arrange a traditional Pooja thali for aarti.
• Seating: Set up a comfortable space for Pooja participants. Use cushions or chairs.
• Music: Play devotional songs or bhajans while performing the Pooja.
• Invitations: Invite friends and family well in advance. Prepare
• Return gifts : Prepare small gifts for your guests as a token of appreciation min 3. Key return gift items to consider are Diya's, Blouse Pieces, Haldi Kumkum / Thambhoolam, Gajra, Bangles, & flowers, or any other spiritual item.

Pooja (Rituals)

• Preparation: Clean the house, decorate the pooja area with flowers and rangoli.
• Altar Setup: Place an idol or image of Goddess Lakshmi on a decorated altar.
• Offerings: Include fruits, sweets, coconut, betel leaves, and flowers.
• Prayer: Recite specific mantras and prayers dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi.
• Aarti: Perform aarti at the end of the pooja, singing devotional songs.

Story (Legend)

• Origin: The legend behind Varalakshmi Vratham is rooted in mythology. It is believed that Goddess Parvati asked Lord Shiva about a vrata (fast) that would benefit women. Lord Shiva narrated the story of Charumati, a devout woman who performed the Varalakshmi Vratham and was blessed with prosperity.
• Significance: The vratam is observed to honor Varalakshmi, a form of Goddess Lakshmi, to grant boons (vara) to her devotees.

Things Needed

• Pooja Items:
• Kalasham (decorated pot of water)
• Mangal Sutra (symbolizing marital status)
• Flowers and Garland (for decoration and offering)
• Coconut and Fruits (as offerings)
• Betel Leaves and Nuts
• Turmeric and Kumkum (sacred powders)
• Incense Sticks and Camphor (for aarti)
• Sweets and Prasad (prepared for the goddess and distributed after the pooja)

Timings

• Date: Varalakshmi Vratham is usually observed on the second Friday of the Shravana month (July-August) in the Hindu calendar.
• Pooja Time: The pooja should ideally be performed during the auspicious Abhijit Muhurat, which is calculated based on local sunrise and sunset times.