Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
Occasion: Friday before Shravan Purnima
Festival Significance: A sacred day to worship Goddess Varalakshmi – the bestower of wealth, health, and prosperity.

What is Varalakshmi Vratam?

On the Friday preceding the full moon in the month of Shravana, homes are filled with the sweet fragrance of lotus flowers, sandalwood, and fresh turmeric. Women and families rise at dawn to welcome Goddess Varalakshmi – the giver of boons and abundance – into their homes. Adorning the sacred kalasham like a radiant bride, this festival celebrates family unity, maternal prayers, and the enduring grace of peace and contentment.

The Ashta Lakshmis are considered divine forms of Lakshmi, and this vrat invokes their blessings.

Dhana (Wealth)

Dhanya (Grain & Food)

Veera (Courage)

Vijaya (Victory)

Santana (Progeny)

Gaja (Strength)

Arogya (Health)

Vidya (Knowledge)

Goddess Lakshmi is more interested in sincerity, discipline, and devotion than she is in her grandeur.

May Varalakshmi Devi bless your home with everlasting joy, health, and prosperity.