The book \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Deepawali Pujan Paddhati\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" (दीपावली पूजन पद्धति) is a ritualistic manual published by Shastri Prakashan and authored by Shridhar Shastri.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nThis book provides the complete and systematic procedure for the various worship rituals performed during the auspicious festival of Deepawali (Diwali), focusing primarily on the worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nKey Details and Contents\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nTitle (Hindi): दीपावली पूजन पद्धति\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nAuthor: Shridhar Shastri (श्रीधर शास्त्री)\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nPublisher: Shastri Prakashan, Prayagraj\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nLanguage: The text and procedures are provided in both Sanskrit and Hindi.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nPage Count: It is a concise book, typically around 47 pages.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nFocus: It is a guide for the Karmakanda (ritualistic practice) performed during the five-day Diwali festival, particularly the central Lakshmi-Ganesh Pujan.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nKey Rituals and Procedures Covered\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nThe manual is comprehensive, detailing the steps for the various Pūjās traditionally performed by business owners and households during the festival for wealth, prosperity, and wisdom.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nPūjan Preparations: Instructions on arranging the materials and establishing the sacred space.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nLakshmi-Ganesh Pūjan: The core procedure for the worship of Goddess Mahalakshmi and Lord Ganesh, including the mantras and Shodashopachāra (sixteen-step worship).\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nBahi-Khata Pūjan (Ledger Worship): Procedures for worshipping account books (Bahi-Khata), symbolizing the business and financial health.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nLekhanī-Davāt Pūjan (Pen and Ink Pot Worship): Rituals dedicated to the tools of accounting, often representing Goddess Saraswati and Lord Ganesha\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s wisdom.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nKuvera Pūjan: The ritual to propitiate Lord Kubera, the treasurer of the gods.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nYam Dwitīyā (Bhai Dooj): The book may also include procedures for related festivals like the worship of the ledger on Bhai Dooj or other auspicious days, depending on regional customs.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nThe book is highly useful for priests (Purohits) and individuals who wish to perform the Deepawali Pūjā at home with accurate, scripturally-based procedures and mantras.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nI found a video about the Diwali rituals. The video, titled Deepawali Pujan Vidhi, discusses the procedure and mantras for Diwali worship, including the construction of a Kubera pot.
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