Varalakshmi Vratam a popular Hindu festival celebrated mainly in Telugu states of India. Mainly celebrated by married women to seek the blessings of goddes Lakshmi for health, prosperity and well-being of the family. Vrralakshmi vratam falls in the month of Sravanam.
In this post I would like to share simple details about the varalakshmi vratam or the puja we perform. And also the main important recipes we offer to the deity on this day. Almost all those who does this puja would prepare these 5 recipes, they are important. Apart from these preparing any more is our choice. Among them Pulihora, Buurelu, Curd Rice, Paramannam and Appalu are very important.
About Varalakshmi Vratam:
Varalakshmi vratam means performing a ritual to please the goddess Lakshmi, to grant us boons. It is a simple way of understanding the puja. This is mainly observed on the Friday before the day of the full moon day. Generally it falls in the months of July or August. If we cannot perform on that day we can do it any other Friday of the month Shravan. Depending on the female constraints.
Decorate a Kalasham according to our home tradition, like in my maternal home we decorate a brass or copper pot by applying chandan/Sandalwood cream all over it and decorate it with silver eyes, and nose. Decorating silver pot is one option too.
But again it vary from each household. Some people decorate it with a face mold made from silver and decorate it with a saree and hair. Nowadays everything is available in the market, get all of them and assemble to make a beautiful ammavaru.
Perform Lakshmi puja and render a special story for this. And all the ladies whoever have done this puja tie a 9 strings or 5 strings floral thread to their right hand, married and unmarried women respectively. It can be removed after 24 hours of puja or any other day of our choice.
About the dishes:
The main important dishes are pulihora, buurelu and curd rice. Apart from these some make 2 more to 6 or 8 depending on their stamina and consumers. In total we should offer from 3 to 11 or 21, the number of dishes should be in odd only.
Regular dishes like curry, pulusu, pachadi won’t count. Some people do not prepare them at all and prepare only special dishes like these.
Panakam/ Jaggery water and vadappau/ soaked moong dal are also mandatory in every festival. We can prepare them in 2 to 3 hours of time. But we need do some preparations a day before also, like soaking. In this post I would like to show you basic minimum dishes which we can consider preparing them during the puja. I would share other dishes also at a later date.
Varalakshmi Vratam Recipes:
