Varalakshmi Vratham (Warangal Style)
Varalkashmi vratham is the festival where Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped. Worshiping Goddess Varalakshmi on this day is treated as auspicious as worshiping Ashta lakshmis (8 goddesses): Wealth, Earth, Learning, Love, Fame, Peace, Pleasure, and Strength.
This is a very special festival for most of the married women (in Hindus). The day falls on a Friday (usually before Pournami - Full moon day )in a season called Shravana Masam (according to the Telugu Calender).
This festival is done by married Women for the well being of all the family members especially her husband.
Being an atheist, for me this Pooja is more like a culture which i would recommend to incorporate to keep alive our holy spirits, in turn the affirmative spirits. Worshiping goddesses depicts the respect to women we have which got inherited from our ancestors. According to me , Every ritual , every superstitious act in this culture definitely has a scientific reasoning behind it. The Kind of food they offer to god (called as Prasadham) is mostly made of nutritious rich ingredients.
Specially In this festival, Women/Gals are invited to pray the god along with the host and host will express her tribute by giving mainly some bangles, bananas and also the Prasadam. In our culture, every women(at least Married Women) should wear Sindhoor (Kumkum, English - Vermilion), bangles. If these things are gifted as part of the ritual , it is treated as auspicious for the host as well.
Most impressive part of this festival is making up of the goddess, decorating accordingly with a tumbler, coconut, Cloth, flowers and jewelry.
despite of the westernization , these kind of festivals will remind us of the wonderful culture we have.
Lets keep up the spirits of ,one of the world's ancient Culture, high by just remembering and following.
Varalkashmi vratham is the festival where Goddess Lakshmi is worshiped. Worshiping Goddess Varalakshmi on this day is treated as auspicious as worshiping Ashta lakshmis (8 goddesses): Wealth, Earth, Learning, Love, Fame, Peace, Pleasure, and Strength.
This is a very special festival for most of the married women (in Hindus). The day falls on a Friday (usually before Pournami - Full moon day )in a season called Shravana Masam (according to the Telugu Calender).
This festival is done by married Women for the well being of all the family members especially her husband.
Being an atheist, for me this Pooja is more like a culture which i would recommend to incorporate to keep alive our holy spirits, in turn the affirmative spirits. Worshiping goddesses depicts the respect to women we have which got inherited from our ancestors. According to me , Every ritual , every superstitious act in this culture definitely has a scientific reasoning behind it. The Kind of food they offer to god (called as Prasadham) is mostly made of nutritious rich ingredients.
Specially In this festival, Women/Gals are invited to pray the god along with the host and host will express her tribute by giving mainly some bangles, bananas and also the Prasadam. In our culture, every women(at least Married Women) should wear Sindhoor (Kumkum, English - Vermilion), bangles. If these things are gifted as part of the ritual , it is treated as auspicious for the host as well.
Most impressive part of this festival is making up of the goddess, decorating accordingly with a tumbler, coconut, Cloth, flowers and jewelry.
despite of the westernization , these kind of festivals will remind us of the wonderful culture we have.
Lets keep up the spirits of ,one of the world's ancient Culture, high by just remembering and following.
