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Gaiety marks Varamahalakshmi puja
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DAY OF DEVOTION: A family performing Varamahalakshmi puja in Bangalore on Friday. — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
BANGALORE:
It was a special day for women as Varamahalakshmi puja was celebrated with the worship of "kalasha," and many neighbourhoods particularly the old areas of the city like Basavanagudi, and Malleswaram and Jayanagar, wearing a festive look.
Women attired in their best not only celebrated the festival in their homes, but also visited each other's houses for the traditional "Arishina-kumkuma" and "aarti" in the evening.
"Varamahalakshmi vratha" is celebrated to bring home the Goddess of Wealth and "ask her to stay all year, bringing prosperity and wealth and good fortune to the family".
As has been her practice since 1999, BJP leader and former Union Minister Sushma Swaraj performed the puja at the residence of H.N. Ananth Kumar MP on Thursday.
On Friday, she left for Bellary to perform the puja there in the house of a prominent local doctor.
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