Narak Chaturdashi or Choti Diwali is the 2nd day of Diwali festiwal. Generally devotees are not aware how to do (Choti) Diwali puja on this day.
In this post I am telling Diya puja and Ganesh Lakshmi puja vidhi for narak chaturdashi or choti diwali (or Roop chaturdashi).
How to do Diya Puja and Ganesh Lakshmi Puja on Choti Diwali
1. First of all place a chawki on puja place and spread red cloth on it.
2. Place Lord Ganesh-Lakshmi photo on chawki.
3. Put a small plate on chawki. Put a small plate on chawki.
4. Put some silver coins on it.
5. Prepare a thali having 11/21 earthen lamps. Fill sesame oil or mustard oil in earthen lamps and place wicks in all of them. Place this thali on chawki as shown in video.
6. Now draw swastik with roli at center of thali.
7. Place a 4 faced earthen lamp at center of thali.
8. Put some sugar in all earthen lamps. You can also put kheel, murmura and makhana in them.
9. Now light 4 faced earthen lamp first. After that, light all earthen lamps in thali.
10. Now start diya pujan :
- Offer tilak to Lord Ganesh, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Put rice on tilak.
- Do puja of Silver coins with roli and rice.
- Do puja of all earthen lamps with roli, rice.
11. Now do Ganesh Lakshmi Panchopchar puja :
- Show earthan lamp to Lord Ganesh-Lakshmi
- Show dhoop to Lord Ganesh-Lakshmi.
- Now offer itra to them.
- After that offer sweets to them.
- Offer flower finally.
12. Now leave 7 earthen lamps and the 4 faced lamp in thali. Put rest of the lamps on main gate and other places of your house.
13. Recite Lakshmi mantra “Shreem Swaha” (“श्रीं स्वाहा“) at least 108 times.
14. Offer jap in lotus feet of Maa Lakshmi.
15. This Diya pujan and Ganesh Lakshmi pujan on chhoti diwali or narak chaturdashi gives peace and prosperity.
In Year 2014 : Choti Diwali or Narak Chaturdashi will be on 22nd October 2014 . Best Diya Pujan and Ganesh Lakshmi Pujan Muhurt on this day is from 5:45 pm to 6 pm in Labh ka chaughadiya.
Do Lakshmi mantra jap between 7:36 pm and 9:06 pm in sthir vrishabha lagna and Shubh chaughadiya.
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