Happy Deepawali

Maha Lakashmi

Wishing all a very happy and prosperous Diwali. Deepawali/ Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights. Its one of the major festival of Hinduism. It spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair.
Goddess Lakshmi is prayed on this day to bring prosperity and wealth. While performing Maha Lakshmi Pujan, we worship Lord Ganesha, Maha Saraswati and Maha Lakshmi. Lord Ganesha is the God of wisdom, Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge. Hence, always a Sri word is added with the name of Goddess Lakshmi. It means, if a person gets wealth then he should use the money in good works/causes.

                                                        Goddess Lakshmi

Lakshmi signifies the wealth and prosperity which is both material and spiritual. In Hinduism she is the divine spouse of Lord Vishnu, or the active energy of Vishnu and also referred as Lakshmi-Narayan.

Goddess Lakshmi is always associated with lotus flower and also with gold coins coming out of her hand. It spiritually signifies that while living in this world, one should enjoy its wealth, but not be obsessed with it. One should be like a lotus that although grows in water but is not wetted by water.
Lotus blooms signifies spiritual awakening, spiritual understanding as well.

Some of other well known names of Lakshmi are Kamla, Shri, Padmavati, Padma, Ambuja, Bhagyashri, Daridriyanashini, Jalaranjiniya, Jaya, Padamahasta, Padmini, Vimala. Vishnupatni, Varalakshmi, Ramaa.