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Varalakshmi Vratam / Varalakshmi Nombu / Pooja is a festival to propitiate the Goddess Lakshmi. Varalakshmi is one who grants boons. It is an important pooja performed by many women in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka.

Varalakshmi Vratham 2022

Varalakshmi Vratam is a festival observed by married women for their husbands and family. There is a dedicated procedure observed by the ladies who follow this Pooja. This year it falls on Friday, 12 August 2022, in the month of Shravana (July-August) Shukla Paksha. The word Vara in Varalakshmi means boons, which the goddess gives to her devotees who worship her on this day. This festival is completed with traditional Pooja Vidhanam popularly in the regions of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. This pooja takes place every second Friday of Sravana Masam.