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Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengalis. But the festive season doesn't end with Durga Puja. Just seven days after Durga Puja Bengali's celebrate Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. 

This Lakshmi Puja is celebrated at Sharat Purnima or Kojagori Purnima. That's why this Puja is popular as Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. 

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja- 

Kojagari Lakshmi puja is celebrated on the full moon night of the month of Aswin. Another name of this Purnima is called Sharad Purnima. West Bengal, Assam, Orissa celebrate this festival with great enthusiasm. 

Goddess Lakshi is considered as the Goddess of wealth. Generally Hindu’s of India Worship Goddess Lakshmi as Dhana Lakshmi the goddess who will bless them with money. But during Kojagari Lakshmi Puja people worship Dhanya Lakshmi who is the goddess of agriculture and prosperity. People worship goddesses as gratitude for a good harvest. 

Myths about Kojagari Lakshmi Puja- 

There is an interesting myth and story associated with Kojagari Lakshmi Puja. Kojagari Purnima is literally known as the night of awakening. It is said that the name Kojagari comes from ‘ke jagati’ only. 

People believe that on the night of Kojagari Purnima Goddess Lakshmi descends on Earth and asks “Ke Jagati ?” which means who is awake? Who answers affirmatively and keeps lights on in their home goddess bless them.

History of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja- 

Kojagari Lakshmi puja not only has religious aspects but also has cultural significance. 
At the time of partition, a majority of Bengalis from East Pakistan came to India as refugees. They left their home, property, job and came to India to save their lives. It is believed that they started this Kojagari Lakshmi Puja for their prosperity. 

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja celebration- 

West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, and Maharashtra celebrate this festival. The first full moon night after Durgapuja Lakshmi Puja is being performed. People worship Goddess Lakshmi to show their Gratitude and to pray for prosperity. 
In Orissa, this day is also known as Kumar Purnima. There unmarried girls worship Lord Kartikeya to get a handsome husband like him. 

Kojagori Lakshmi Puja rituals and culture - 

Preparations for Lakshmi puja starts after Vijaya Dashami only. Bengalis clean their home and start preparing various kinds of dry deserts for prasad. 

On the day of Puja people specially married women keep fast and place the idol of goddess in its place. Many families worship pictures of Goddess or Lakshmi Sara (painted Goddess Durga with goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati on an earthen pot.) instead of idols. Then they set up the Puja Ghat in front of Goddess. 

They decorate the place of Puja with alpana (pattern drawing with a mix of rice and water) and footprints of Goddess Lakshmi. Many consider drawing of the footprint is essential to welcome Goddesses. They also place Dhaner Chhara in the hand of the Goddess and decorate the idol with flowers. 

They observe fast for the whole day and generally at evening after puja they break their fast. People lit a pradip in front of goddess for the whole night to get blessings of Devi Lakshmi. 

Next day after Visarjana in the mirror the idol is immersed in water. 

Kojagori Lakshmi Puja mantras and panchali in Bengali 

Puja Mantra -

“Namostestu Maha Maye, Shree padmeye, sura poojithe, Shanka, Chakra, Gadha hasthe, Maha Lakshmi Namostute” 

Pushpanjali mantra (Bengali version from panchali) –
“Om namosteh sarv devanam barodasi haripriye I
Ja gotistangm proponanam sa meh bhurvartah darchnaat II”

Pranam mantra (Bengali version from panchali) –
“Om vishwarupasye bharjaysi padme (padde) paddalaya shubhe I
Sarvatah pahimaan devi mahalakshmi namostute II”

Lakshmi devi abahan Giti- 

এসো মা লক্ষ্মী, বসো মা লক্ষ্মী থাকো মা লক্ষ্মী ঘরে 
বিলাও দু হাতে করুণা কণা, সব দুঃখ থাক দূরে 
অচলা হইয়া থাকো মা গৃহেতে, পারি যেন মাগো তোমারে পূজিতে

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja special foods 

There are many delicious food items prepared for puja. Generally, people prepare Narkel nadu, tiler Nadu, Murki, Moya etc. They also prepare Khichri, Begun vaja, labrar tarkari, payesh, luchi, suji etc for Bhog. 

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 2023 date and time - 

Kojagari Lakshmi Puja 19 October 2023
Time - Purnima tithi starts at 7:03 pm on 19th October and ends at 8:26 pm on 20th October. 

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