"Lakshmi Puja"

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23 October 2025

A woman creates a decorative rangoli design in preparation for the festival of Diwali in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 19, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds a diya (small decorative clay lamp) by idols of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds a diya (small decorative clay lamp) during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds diyas (small decorative clay lamps) by a decorative rangoli design during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds a diya (small decorative clay lamp) by an idol of Lord Ganesh during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee places a diya (small decorative clay lamp) by a decorative rangoli design during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds diyas (small decorative clay lamps) by a decorative rangoli design during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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21 October 2025

Diyas (small clay lamps) sit by a decorative rangoli design during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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21 October 2025

A Hindu devotee holds diyas (small decorative clay lamps) by a decorative rangoli design during the festival of Diwali at a Hindu temple in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on October 20, 2025. Rangoli is a traditional design (floor art) drawn on the ground with colored powder, often in front of homes or temples.

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6 October 2025

Hindu devotees light oil lamps in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

Hindu devotees light oil lamps in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

Hindu devotees light oil lamps in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

A Hindu devotee prays in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

Hindu devotees light oil lamps in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

A Hindu devotee prays in their yard in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes for Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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6 October 2025

Hindu devotees put candles into a pond when they celebrate the Lakshmi Puja in Feni, Bangladesh, on October 6, 2025. On the full moon night of autumn, lamps glow in Bengali homes; this is Kojagori Lakshmi Puja. According to tradition, on this night, Goddess Lakshmi descends to see who is awake to welcome her. Families clean their homes, light incense and lamps, and offer rice, fruits, and prayers. Goddess Lakshmi represents wealth, peace, and good fortune. Through her worship, people seek happiness in family life, progress in work, and overall well-being. Born from the churning of the cosmic ocean, she is still honored in rural Bengal as Dhan Lakshmi, where true prosperity comes not from gold but from faith and hard work.

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