( Goddess Lakshmi · Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur )

Shree Lakshmi Puja

प्रतिनिधि दृश्य · Representative ritual scene

01 / मंदिर · Temple: Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur
02 / अवधि · Duration: Approx. 1.5 hours · with kanakdhara path
03 / देवता · Deity: Goddess Lakshmi

Performed to invite wealth, abundance and steady prosperity into the home and business.

( What happens )

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Kumkumarchana (worship with vermilion) and a panchamrit abhishek (ritual bath with milk, curd, honey, ghee and sugar) offered to the Devi, closed with aarti.

( Samagri )

what the ritual uses.

01Kumkum, haldi and akshat (rice)
02Panchamrit (milk, curd, honey, ghee, sugar)
03Lotus and marigold flowers
04Kamal gatta (lotus seeds) and cowrie shells
05A coin or small silver Lakshmi image

( Context matters )

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corroborated source set

The temple's own named sevas (Kumkumarchan, Panchamrit Abhishek, Mahabhishek) follow the Maharashtrian shakti-peetha tradition; the wider samagri list above (kamal gatta, cowries, coin) is the common North/West Indian Diwali-season Lakshmi puja — practice varies by region and household.

( Sources reviewed )

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01Drikpanchang — Lakshmi Puja Samagri (festival puja reference)Checked 2026-08-27 02mahalaxmikolhapur.com is the temple's own confirmed official booking domain, but its seva page is JS-rendered and did not surface content to a plain fetch this session; seva names/prices (Padya Pooja, Kumkumarchana, Panchamrut Abhishek, Mahabhishek, Shashwat Pooja) are cross-corroborated across multiple independent darshan-booking aggregators, not read directly off the temple's own rendered page.Checked 2026-08-27

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