Diwali Puja Vidhi for Home: A Comprehensive Guide

Procedures for Diwali Puja Vidhi

With your preparations in place, you can now proceed to perform the Diwali Puja, carefully following these steps will help ensure a meaningful and reverent ceremony.

• Purification of Self and Space: Begin by taking a bath and wearing clean, preferably new clothes in auspicious colors like white, yellow, or red, then sprinkle holy water (Ganga Jal) around the puja area to purify the space.

• Sankalp (Taking a Vow): Sit facing east or north, and with devotion, make a vow (sankalp) to perform the puja sincerely. Hold some rice, flowers, and a few drops of water in your hand as you make this heartfelt commitment.

• Invocation of Lord Ganesha: To commence the puja, light a lamp and incense sticks, then place a small idol or picture of Lord Ganesha in front of you, offering fresh flowers, rice, and sweets as a mark of reverence.

• Kalash Sthapana (Establish the Sacred Pot): Fill the Kalash with water and adorn its mouth with mango leaves, then place a coconut wrapped in red cloth on top, symbolizing abundance and inviting positive energies into your home.

• Lakshmi Puja: Position the idol or picture of Goddess Lakshmi at the center of the altar, offering fresh flowers such as red roses or marigolds, prepare and present Panchamrit along with sweets, fruits, and dry fruits, apply a tilak of turmeric and kumkum to the idol, sprinkle a few grains of rice over it, light a diya filled with ghee, and offer incense and dhoop in her honor.

• Offer Wealth: Place coins and currency notes in front of Goddess Lakshmi’s idol as a symbolic gesture of your wealth, offering them to invite her blessings for financial prosperity.

• Perform Aarthi: Conduct the aarti by gently waving a lit diya in a circular motion before the deities while singing devotional songs or the aarti dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha. If you have a small bell, ring it and blow a conch shell to enhance the sacred ambiance.

• Prasad Distribution: Distribute the prasad among family members and friends. This includes the sweets, fruits, and Panchamrit offered during the puja.

Diwali Puja Mantra

Recite the following Mantras during the Puja,

• Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Kleem Maha Lakshmi Namaha
• Om Shreem Maha Lakshmiyei Namaha
• Om Shreem Shree-aee Namaha
• Dantabhaye Chakravarau Dadhanam, Karagragam Swarnghatam Trinetram;
  Dhritabjayalingitamabdhi Putrya-Lakshmi Ganesham Kanakabhamide
• Om Maha Deyvicha Vidmahay; Vishnu Patnicha Deemahee; Thanno Lakshmi Prochodayat.

Note: When you chant these mantras, use a rosary and make sure you chant these mantras 108 times.

Diwali Puja Samagri

Puja Samagri is an essential part of puja because every objects, or samagri posseses divine energy. Carrying out the puja vidhi with the proper puja samagri helps remove obstacles in life and ensures the fulfillment of your sankalp (vow). Additionally, performing a flawless Diwali Puja on Dhanteras or Diwali, according to Vedic traditions, is believed to bring prosperity, wealth, clarity of thought, achievement of goals, and success in all pursuits.

Complete list of Puja Samagri

Silver Coin	Oil for diyas	Abir Gulal
Flower	Coconut	Kusha and Durva
Kumkum	Clove	Perfume Bottle
5 Fruits	Sugarcane(if avaliable)	Janeu
Punch Mewa (Raisins, Cashews, Dates, Makhana, Almonds etc.)	Panch Patra (Bad, Gular, Peepal, Mango and Pakar Leaves)	Water pot made of copper, clay or brass
Rice	Pure Ghee	Chowki(small stoole)
5 Betel Nuts	5 Betel Leaves	Sweet Basil
Make Up Items (Mehendi, Bangles, Payal, Kajal, Bichiya, Comb and Bindi)	Cloths offered to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Laxmi	Panchamrit (milk, sugar, ghee, honey, and curd)
Turmeric	Whole Coriander	Akshat
Garland	1.25 mtr Whit and Red cloth	Kalash
Molly Or Kalawa	Small Cardamom	Dhoop or agarbatti
Clay diya	Gangajal	Aarti Thali

How to Prepare Panchamrut

Panchamrut is a sacred mixture made from five ingredients- milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, and sugar. It is offered to deities during auspicious ceremonies. After the offering, it is shared as Tirtha or Prasad (blessed food) with everyone attending the ritual.

Each element symbolizes something. Honey represents unity, curd offers power, sugar adds sweetness, ghee feeds the body, and milk is pure.

• Take a bowl of milk
• Add sugar and ghee
• Add beaten curd
• Put honey
• Mix well until the sugar is dissolved

Benefits of Performing Diwali Puja

1. Spiritual Cleansing: Diwali Puja purifies both the home and mind, removing negative energy and bringing in positive vibes, promoting inner peace and spiritual growth.

2. Invoking Prosperity: Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi during the puja is believed to attract wealth, financial stability, and success.

3. Removing Obstacles: Praying to Lord Ganesha helps remove hurdles in personal and professional life, ensuring smooth progress.

4. Strengthening Family Bonds: Performing the puja as a family fosters unity, harmony, and creates shared, meaningful memories.

5. Enhancing Devotion and Discipline: The ritual encourages regular spiritual practice, strengthening devotion and promoting mental and emotional balance.

Conclusion

Diwali Puja is a key ritual in Hindu festivals, offering a chance to connect deeply with spiritual and cultural traditions. By following the Diwali Puja Vidhi with devotion and the correct puja samagri, devotees invite prosperity, peace, and divine blessings into their lives. Beyond material wealth, performing the Puja fosters unity within families and brings spiritual enrichment.

Celebrating Diwali with traditional rituals not only honors Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha but also preserves the rich cultural heritage of Diwali. This guide helps to ensure that your Diwali celebrations are filled with devotion, harmony, and the blessings of the deities.

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