Diwali 2026 Totake: The festival of Diwali is a symbol of joy, light, and prosperity. It is celebrated with immense enthusiasm across the country. On this day, people decorate their homes with lamps (diyas) and worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, seeking blessings for prosperity. Many also perform specific rituals and remedies on the night of Diwali to attain the grace of Goddess Lakshmi. This year, Diwali will be celebrated on Sunday, November 8.
On Diwali, along with installing new idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, ensure that you also install a Ganesha-Lakshmi Yantra. Lord Ganesha is considered the deity of wisdom and success, while Goddess Lakshmi is the presiding deity of wealth, opulence, and good fortune. Here are some simple and popular remedies for attracting wealth during Diwali; these practices primarily centre on the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha.
Offer a lotus flower to Goddess Lakshmi:
Be sure to offer a lotus flower to Goddess Lakshmi during the Diwali puja. It is believed that this pleases the Goddess and ensures that there is no shortage of wealth or abundance in the household throughout the year.
Offer a silver coin:
Place a silver coin in your safe (tijori) or at the place of worship; it is considered a symbol that invites the inflow of wealth.
Auspicous timing (Muhurat) for Lakshmi Puja on Diwali:
Best time (Shubh Muhurat) for Lakshmi Puja: 5:54 PM to 7:50 PM
Pradosh Kaal Muhurat: 5:41 PM to 8:17 PM
Nishita Kaal Muhurat: 11:44 PM to 12:36 AM
Remedy using cinnamon and coriander:
These remedies are believed to be helpful in increasing prosperity and abundance within the home. Cinnamon: On the day of Diwali, take some cinnamon powder, move an incense stick around it seven times, and place it in your wallet while wishing for prosperity. You may also sprinkle a little of this powder inside your safe (tijori).
Coriander: Mix coriander seeds with a 1-rupee coin in some soil and place the container in the northern direction. Once the coriander sprouts are ready, use them in your food, and wrap the coin in a red cloth and keep it in your safe.
Remedies using Cowrie Shells (Kauris) and Lotus Seeds (Kamalgatta)
In Hinduism, offering yellow cowrie shells and lotus seeds to Goddess Lakshmi is considered highly auspicious.
How to perform: During the worship (puja), offer 11 cowrie shells, 21 lotus seeds, a betel nut (supari), and yellow mustard seeds to Goddess Lakshmi. After the puja, place these items in your safe.
Special Remedy: Apply turmeric to five cowrie shells, perform a puja, wrap them in a red cloth, and keep them in your safe.
Remedies involving the Tulsi (Holy Basil) and Peepal (Sacred Fig) plants
Tulsi: On the morning of Diwali, offer water mixed with milk to the Tulsi plant.
Peepal: If you wish to avoid financial distress, write ‘Om’ on a Peepal leaf and place it in your safe. According to the ‘Lal Kitab’, offering a mixture of sugar, ghee, and milk at the roots of a Peepal tree helps in getting relief from existing debts.
(Disclaimer: The information provided here is based on religious beliefs and folk traditions. Timesbull.com does not vouch for the authenticity of any of these claims.)