The Kojagori Laxmi Puja - an introspection on rituals and customs
If the wind gets cooler, and the paddy harvest reaches the rural homes, the people who live in the vast hinterland of mangroved riverine delta of aluvial soil begin to celebrate the annual festivity of prosperty and wealth ( Kojagori Lokhi variously known as Laxmi, Mahalaxmi) on the night of full moon, the Purnima as per Hindu calendar Evolving Vedic belief and Puranaic text revers Laxmi as the vedic Goddess and worshiped as the spouse of Vishnu. However, the discourse on Sri Laxmi over various scriptures, Ramayana and Mahabharata point out that Laxmi has two other lineages - one with Indra, the first amongst the Gods mentioned in the Vedas;Kuber cannot be ignored while worshipping Laxmi. The Purana says that Laxmi came out of the great churning of the sea by the Gods and the Assuras. In period of vedic conquer of forest and hill tribes, Laxmi remained a lucky daughter of the local tribes, the Asurras.it is interesting part of social engineering that took place during th