Goddess Lakshmi doesn't think widows to be inauspicious

@aninditasen (18198)
Raurkela, India
October 9, 2022 8:41am CST
Today is Lakshmi Puja. I just finished reading the 'Ashtatar Satnam' of Goddess Lakshmi which means the Goddess's 108 names. At the end of this religious scripture it's clearly written that whoever recites this pleases both Goddess Lakshmi and her spouse Lord Narayan. So they bless us with health, wealth and peace. In Bengal it's this puja is called as 'Kojagori Lakshmi Puja' and in Odisha it's called as 'Kumar Purnima'. Today all business men in Odisha and most parts of India pray the Goddess Lakshmi for her blessings to prosper in their business. In Bengal most married women perform this puja at home not knowing that their unmarried and widowed family members can participate in the auspicious occasion if they are not thought inauspicious which is just not the truth. Wishing all my mylot friends a healthy, happy and prosperous life.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
9 Oct 22
Are widows not allowed to participate in auspicious occasions in your place? I hate such traditions if they still exist.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
9 Oct 22
In some places in West Bengal they are not allowed which is just a superstition.
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Sanjeev
@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
9 Oct 22
@aninditasen hmm...I have heard it, I hate such people who still believe in it.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
9 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 The people who believe it are ignorant.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
9 Oct 22
Oh that is good that widows and unmamrrieds may also participate for blessings.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
10 Oct 22
@aninditasen Isn't that wonderful to know Anindita
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
10 Oct 22
We all are children of God and mother Goddess Lakshmi treats all her children equally.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
11 Oct 22
@RebeccasFarm Yes, it is.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
9 Oct 22
Are widowed men treated the same way?
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
10 Oct 22
Yes, they are treated the same way in some families.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
9 Oct 22
Very interesting. Thank you for the information. I didn’t know that.
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Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
10 Oct 22
Thank for your appreciation and you are welcome.
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