Kojagiri Purnima is being observed on Purnima Tithi in the month of Ashwina,
October 16, 2024. Kojagiri Purnima is dedicated to worship Goddess Laxmi and devotees offer prayers to the Goddess of wealth and abundance. This day is celebrated with immense devotion and devotees observe fast to seek blessings of Maa Laxmi. The day is mainly celebrated in Assam, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha. Let's know more about this auspicious day by scrolling down the article:
Kojagiri Purnima 2924: Date and TimePurnima Tithi Begins - October 16, 2024 - 08:40 PM
Full moon Tithi Ends - October 17, 2024 - 04:55 PM
Kojagar Puja Nishita Kaal - From 11:08 PM to 11:57 PM
Moon Rise on Kojagar Purnima - October 16, 2024 - 04:33 PM
Kojagiri Purnima 2024: SignificanceKojagiri Purnima is one of the most auspicious day to perform puja to Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of abundance and wealth. On this sacred day people perform Kojagara Puja. Maa Laxmi is the most revered Hindu Goddess, who bestow the devotees with luxury, wealth, prosperity, and happiness. This day is mainly celebrated in West Bengal, Assam, Odisha and Maharashtra where people observe fast to seek blessings of Maa Laxmi. In North India, Kojagiri Purnima is also celebrated as Sharad Purnima and that holds a great religious and spiritual significance among Hindus. It is believed that this is the night of awakening and after offering prayers to Goddess Laxmi, devotees seek blessings of Moon God also.
According to the Scriptures, it is believed that Maa Laxmi descended on the earth on the day of Kojagiri Purnima to bless the devotees. Devotees keep strict fast and worship Mata Laxmi with immense devotion and deep faith to get the desired wish fulfillments.
This day is also celebrated as Bengal Laxmi Puja. In Bengal and Bundelkhand, this day is celebrated on a grand level. This puja is specially performed during the time of Nishitha Kaal, which is a midnight period. Devotees are supposed to awake whole night and do bhajan and kirtan to seek blessings of the Goddess. They chant various mantras to please the Goddess Laxmi.
Kojagara Puja 2024: RitualsOn this auspicious day, devotees wake up early in the morning and take holy bath but puja rituals are not same everywhere, it varies place to place. Devotees observe fast on this sacred day and place a Laxmi idol on a wooden plank. Light a diya with desi ghee and offer various seasonal fruits, sweets and other offerings. They decorate the idol with shringar items such as chunni, sindoor, bangles, garland, lotus flower. Offer bhog prasad which is rice and coconut water. Decorating house with rangoli is a common ritual. Invoke the idol by chanting mantras dedicated to Maa Laxmi. Recite the Kojagiri Purnima Katha and then in the evening decorate the house by lighting diyas. In the night, devitees can break their fast and have sattvik food.