Happy Diwali 2022: Puja Vidhi, Lakshmi Puja Shubh Muhurat, Mantra, and all you need to know

 The most widely celebrated festival, Diwali is here! Celebrated across the entirety of India, Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama to his hometown Ayodhya after forest exile of fourteen years, according to Hindu mythology. To welcome the Lord home, devotees decorate their houses and workplaces, lighting diyas and candles, making rangolis and adorning every nook and corner to celebrate the homecoming. On Diwali, Lord Ganesh and Goddess Lakshmi are also worshipped for prosperity, wealth and auspicious new beginnings. This year, Diwali falls on Octomber 24, 2022. Here are all the things that you need to know about the festival and all that it entails, including the elaborate puja rituals, ingredients required, best timings or shubh muhurat for the puja and more! Read on.

Ingredients: A red cloth, a raised platform, idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Ganesha ji, idols of Navgraha or the nine Gods that represent the planets, a white cloth, rice, wheat or wheat flour, fruits, flowers, dhoop, deep, sweets and other offerings.

The Shubh Muhurat for Lakshmi Puja is as follows:

06:39 PM to 8:32 PM- Pune

06:09 PM to 08:04 PM- New Delhi

06:17 PM to 08:14 PM- Jaipur

06:08 PM to 08:04 PM- Noida

06:37 PM to 08:33 PM- Ahmedabad

06:42 PM to 08:35 PM- Mumbai

06:21 PM to 08:10 PM- Chennai

06:22 PM to 08:14 PM- Hyderabad

06:10 PM to 08:05 PM- Gurgaon

06:07 PM to 08:01 PM- Chandigarh

05:34 PM to 07:31 PM- Kolkata

06:32 PM to 08:21 PM- Bengaluru

Mantras for Diwali Puja

  Om Hreem Shreem Lakshmyai Namah (For Goddess Lakshmi)

  Surabhi Tvam Jaganmatardevi Vishnupade Sthitha

  Sarvadevamaye Grasam Maya Dattamidam Grasa

For Lord Ganesha

· Om Ganesha Rinam Chhindhi Varenyam Hum Namah Phat

· Dantabhaye Chakravrau Dadhanam, Karagragam Swarnghatam TrinetramDhritabjayalingitamabdhi      Putrya-Lakshmi Ganesham Kanakabhamide

Wishing you and your family a very happy and prosperous Diwali!