Laxmi Pooja is a major Hindu festival celebrated across India to worship Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, prosperity, and fortune. It is believed that worshiping her brings wealth and happiness into one’s life. People decorate their homes and workplaces with lamps, flowers, and rangolis.

Laxmi Pooja falls on the new moon day of the lunar month of Kartik and marks the beginning of the Diwali celebrations. Devotees perform special rituals to seek the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi for a prosperous and successful life.

The festival is celebrated with great devotion by Hindus worldwide, symbolizing hope and faith in the arrival of good fortune through the goddess's grace.