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Lakshmi Puja 2025: Date & Auspicious Timing (Muhurat)

As the lamps of Diwali prepare to illuminate homes across the world, the heart of the festival lies in the sacred observance of Lakshmi Puja. This is the auspicious night when we invite Goddess Lakshmi—the divine bestower of wealth, fortune, and prosperity—into our homes and hearts.

For Diwali 2025, performing the puja with the correct vidhi (method) during the auspicious muhurat (timing) can amplify the blessings you receive. This comprehensive guide will walk you through every step, from preparation to prayers, ensuring your celebration is both spiritually fulfilling and joyous.

Lakshmi Puja 2025: Date and Auspicious Timings

Timing is everything in Vedic rituals. Performing the puja during the right window is believed to yield the most powerful results.

Date: Monday, October 20, 2025
Puja Muhurat (Pan-India): 6:59 PM to 8:32 PM IST
Amavasya Tithi Begins: 05:46 PM on Oct 20, 2025
Amavasya Tithi Ends: 05:20 PM on Oct 21, 2025

The most potent time for the puja is during Pradosh Kaal, which starts after sunset when the new moon (Amavasya) is prevailing. The 90-minute window from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM is widely considered the ideal time for most Indian cities.

Expert Tip: While these are widely accepted timings, it’s always a good practice to consult a local panchang for the precise muhurat in your specific city.

Preparing for the Puja: Setting a Divine Stage

Before you begin the rituals, preparing your home and yourself is a crucial first step. A clean, pure, and positive environment is essential to welcome the Goddess.

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1. Cleanse Your Space (Shuddhi)

Throughly clean your entire home, especially the puja room or the area where you will conduct the worship. Sprinkle a little Gangajal (holy Ganga water) to purify the space. Decorate the entrance of your home with a beautiful rangoli and light a few diyas to create a welcoming ambiance.

2. Set Up the Altar (Chowki)

Place a low wooden stool (chowki) and cover it with a clean red or yellow cloth. In the center, place idols or pictures of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is always worshipped first to remove any obstacles.

3. Personal Preparation

Take a bath and wear fresh, clean clothes. Traditional attire in festive colors like red, yellow, pink, or gold is considered auspicious. Maintain a calm and devotional mindset, ready to connect with the divine.

Puja Samagri: The Complete Checklist of Items

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Gathering all the necessary items beforehand ensures your puja proceeds smoothly. Here’s a categorized list to help you prepare.

For the Deities: Idols/pictures of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, a red cloth for the altar.
Sacred Items: A kalash (pot), coconut (nariyal), mango leaves, kumkum (vermilion), haldi (turmeric), akshat (uncooked rice), sandalwood paste (chandan), and mauli (sacred red thread).
Offerings (Bhog): A variety of fruits (especially bananas and coconuts), homemade sweets (mithai like Ladoos or Kheer), betel leaves (paan), and betel nuts (supari).
For the Ritual: Diyas (earthen lamps) with ghee or oil, incense sticks (agarbatti), camphor (kapur), a small bell (ghanti), and Panchamrit (a mixture of milk, curd, ghee, honey, and sugar).
Flowers: Lotus (Goddess Lakshmi’s favorite), marigolds, roses, and a fresh garland.

The Step-by-Step Lakshmi Puja Vidhi

This simplified method covers the most essential steps of the ritual. Remember, your devotion (bhava) is more important than perfectly executing every step.

Begin with Lord Ganesha: Light a diya and some incense. Chant a simple Ganesha mantra like “Om Gan Ganapataye Namah” and offer him flowers and prasad, praying for an obstacle-free puja.
Invoke Goddess Lakshmi: Now, focus your attention on Goddess Lakshmi. Meditate on her form and chant her mantra, “Om Mahalakshmyai Namah” (ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः). Ring the bell gently and request her presence and blessings.
Bathe the Idols (Snanam): If you have metal idols, gently bathe them first with water, then with Panchamrit, and finally with water again. If you are using pictures, sprinkle a few drops of water symbolically with a flower.
Offer Clothes & Ornaments (Vastra & Abharana): Offer a mauli as new clothes. Apply kumkum and haldi tilak. Adorn the Goddess with fresh flower garlands. You can also offer new jewelry or coins at her feet, symbolizing her blessings of wealth.
Offer Fragrance & Flowers (Gandham & Pushpam): Apply sandalwood paste. Offer fresh flowers, especially the lotus, while chanting her names or the primary mantra.
Light Lamps & Incense (Dhoop & Deepam): Light the incense sticks and wave them before the deities. Then, light your main ghee lamp and other diyas. The light from the diyas symbolizes the dispelling of darkness and ignorance.
Offer Food (Naivedyam): Present the prepared sweets, fruits, and other food items to the deities. Offer a glass of water along with it. Keep the offerings covered for a few minutes, believing that the deities are partaking in the meal.
Recite the Aarti: Finally, perform the Lakshmi Aarti (“Om Jai Lakshmi Mata”). Sing with devotion while circling the lit camphor or ghee lamp in a clockwise direction in front of the deities. The whole family should participate in this joyous culmination.
Seek Forgiveness & Conclude: After the aarti, sprinkle the holy water around the puja area. Bow down, seek blessings for prosperity and well-being, and ask for forgiveness for any mistakes made during the ritual.

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Distribute the prasad among family and friends. Leave the main diya lit overnight if possible. By following these steps with a pure heart, you create a powerful invitation for prosperity and peace to enter your home this Diwali.

Lakshmi Puja 2025: Step-by-Step Vidhi, Required Samagri & Muhurat

Lakshmi Puja 2025: Date & Auspicious Timing (Muhurat)

Lakshmi Puja 2025: Date and Auspicious Timings

Preparing for the Puja: Setting a Divine Stage