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Venus and Jupiter govern wealth. Visit a Lakshmi or Venkateswara temple on Fridays. Avoid major investments during your low-score days.
Venus
Devotees believe that Jagannath, worshipped with Lakshmi in the temple, looks after the household. Families pray here for a secure livelihood and good fortune, sponsor bhog from the great kitchen and watch the Suna Besha, when the deities are decked in gold on the chariots, as a sign of abundance.
Mumbai's trading families come here before opening a shop, signing a deal or starting the financial year. Devotees offer lotus flowers, coconuts and sweets to Mahalakshmi and pray for steady prosperity, the clearing of debts and protection of what they have earned.
Riddhi and Siddhi beside the deity are prosperity and attainment themselves. Traders and families pray here on Tuesdays for steady income and the clearing of debts.
Kanaka means gold, and the golden Durga is prayed to for prosperity in the home. On the Fridays of Sravana, women gather here for the Varalakshmi Vratam, praying for the family's well-being and plenty.
The Lord is worshipped here with Simhavalli Thayar, a form of Lakshmi, so families pray to Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha for prosperity and a steady household, and many plan their visit around Chandanotsavam.
Because the Lord himself borrowed from Kubera for his wedding, devotees believe that what they drop into the hundi goes toward his debt and returns to them many times over. People pray here for relief from loans, for prosperity in business and for a secure household, and many vow a share of their first earnings or profits to the hundi.
The central pindi is revered as Mahalakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and devotees bring prayers for livelihood, business and freedom from debt. Many take the climb itself as the vow and sponsor a hawan or poojan in the Yagyashala at the Bhawan, which can be done in their name without travelling, with prasad sent by courier. The shrine's donations, more than 1,800 kg of gold and 4,700 kg of silver between 2000 and 2020, reflect how many believe the Mother has answered.
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