
For making this post, I took the help from two of my friends Shalini and Archana. So I thought of asking my friends who perform Varalakshmi Vrata every year in a grand manner. A reader from Chennai mailed me to share the details of Varalakshmi Vratham with pooja vidhanam/procedures and slokas as she is a beginner. But still I am making this post as per a reader's request. In my family, both Mom & MIL don’t have the practice of doing Varalakshmi Viratham but every Friday we used to do Vilakku poojai for Goddess Mahalakshmi.

On this day, married woman should observe fasting till they finish the puja. Those who cannot perform it on that day, can do it on any other Friday in that month. It is celebrated on Friday preceeding the full moon day (Pournami). Every year Varalakshmi Vratham is observed in Sravana (in Telugu) month (Avani in Tamil & Sawan in Hindi). This pooja is performed for the well being of family members especially for the life of Husband & to get children, wealth etc. Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalakshmi ( 8 Lakshmi)– Goddesses of Wealth(Shri), Earth(Bhu), Learning(Saraswati), Love(Priti), Fame(Kirti), Peace(Shanti), Pleasure(Tushti) and Strength(Pushti ). Varalakshmi Vratam is a most popular festival in South Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamilnadu & North Indian states like Maharashtra & Orissa.
