Item 1
Kumkum, turmeric, sandal paste, akshata and loose flowers
The archana set for the Varalakshmi Ashtottara — kumkuma, pasupu, gandham, akshintalu and poolu — and the turmeric for the pasupu Ganapathi.
🎁 For Varalakshmi Vratam
Varalakshmi Pooja Kit — the Varalakshmi Vratham Pooja Items List
The Varalakshmi vratham pooja items list for the Sravana Friday, in one box: the kalasam face and its decoration, the nine-knot thoram threads tied on the wrist, the toranam, the blouse piece and bangles offered to Lakshmi, and the ghee lamps. Varamahalakshmi pooja items are particular to this vratam — each is annotated below with its use.
About this kit
What the Varalakshmi Pooja Kit is for
Varalakshmi Vratam is performed by married women on the Friday before Sravana Purnima, for the well-being of the family. Lakshmi is invited into a kalasam dressed as a goddess — a silver or turmeric face over the coconut, a sari draped round the pot, ornaments — and worshipped with the Varalakshmi Ashtottara and the katha. The thoram, a yellow thread with nine knots and nine flowers, is tied on the right wrist at the end, and the vratam closes with a tamboolam given to the women who attend.
The kit carries the kalasam face and decoration, the thoram threads, a blouse piece and bangles for the offering, the archana set, ghee, wicks and camphor, and supplies the mango toranam, coconut, fruit and tamboolam fresh against the Friday. It is the vratam's own list; for Diwali or the Sravana Friday Lakshmi Pooja without the kalasam dressing, see the Lakshmi Pooja Kit.
What is in the box
Contents — 7 items, and what each is for
Item 2
Lakshmi kalasam face and decoration
The Lakshmi face fixed over the coconut on the kalasam and the ornaments that dress it; the pot itself is draped in a sari or the blouse piece.
Item 3
Thoram threads
Yellow threads with nine knots and nine flowers, worshipped in the pooja and tied on the right wrist of each woman at the close — one per woman attending.
Item 4
Mango-leaf toranam
Mavidaku toranam for the door and the mango leaves fanned in the mouth of the kalasam, supplied fresh.
Item 5
Coconut, banana, dry fruits and jaggery
The coconut that tops the kalasam and the naivedyam of bananas, dry fruits and jaggery; the sweets and pulihora are made at home.
Item 6
Blouse piece and bangles
Offered to Lakshmi as vastram and ornament, and given at the close to a married woman as the vratam's dana.
Item 7
Ghee, cotton wicks and camphor
Ghee lamps for the pooja, and karpuram for the mangala harathi and the harathi song.
Samagri requirements vary with regional tradition, family custom and the performing priest. This list is what the kit is normally assembled with — confirm the final contents with your purohit before dispatch. Fresh items are supplied against your ceremony date.
Through the ceremony
How the samagri is used in Varalakshmi Vratam
Dressing the kalasam
On the Friday morning the kalasam is filled with rice or water, akshata and a coin, mango leaves are set in its mouth with the coconut on top, and the Lakshmi face and ornaments are fixed and the pot draped in a sari.
Toranam and the peetham
The toranam is tied on the door, the peetham is set on a rangoli with the dressed kalasam on rice, and the ghee lamps are lit.
Sankalpam and Ganapathi Pooja
The woman performing the vratam states the sankalpam for the family; Ganapathi is worshipped first with the turmeric image.
Varalakshmi avahanam and archana
Lakshmi is invoked into the kalasam with the dhyana sloka, offered the shodashopachara, and the Varalakshmi Ashtottara is recited with kumkum and flowers; the thoram threads are placed before her and worshipped.
Katha and naivedyam
The Varalakshmi katha is read, and the naivedyam — the coconut, fruit, jaggery and the dishes made for the day — is offered.
Thoram, harathi and tamboolam
The thoram is tied on each woman's right wrist, the harathi is sung, and tamboolam with the blouse piece and bangles is given to the women who attend.
Not in the box
What the house provides
- The kalasam — brass or silver — and a sari to drape it
- Rice to fill and seat the kalasam, and a coin
- The naivedyam dishes — pulihora, payasam and the family's sweets
- Ornaments for the kalasam if the family uses its own
- Tamboolam sets for every woman attending, beyond the one in the kit
- A rangoli at the peetham, and the harathi plate
Common questions
Before you book
What is on the Varalakshmi vratham pooja items list?
The archana powders and flowers; a Lakshmi face and decoration for the kalasam; thoram threads; a mango-leaf toranam; coconut, banana, dry fruits and jaggery; a blouse piece and bangles; and ghee, cotton wicks and camphor. The kalasam, a sari, rice and the naivedyam dishes are the family's own.
What is the thoram and how is it tied?
A yellow thread with nine knots and nine flowers, worshipped with the kalasam and tied on the right wrist of each woman at the end of the pooja with the thoram mantra. The kit carries them; tell us how many women will attend.
When is Varalakshmi Vratam performed?
On the second Friday of Sravana masam — the Friday before Sravana Purnima. The Panchangam page carries the date; the Varalakshmi Vratam page carries the vidhi and the muhurtham.
Is this the same as the Lakshmi Pooja Kit?
No. The Lakshmi Pooja Kit is for Diwali and the Sravana Friday Lakshmi pooja with kamalgatta and coins; this kit carries the kalasam face, thoram threads, toranam and the blouse piece and bangles that the Varalakshmi vratam alone needs.
Does the kit include the kalasam or the sari?
No — families use their own brass or silver kalasam and a sari from the house. A kalasam can be ordered from the vessels category.
How do I order?
Tell us the ceremony date when you enquire. We confirm availability, the final contents and the price before anything is charged; fresh items are supplied against the date.
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