🪔 When Was the Varamahalakshmi Festival in 2025? | Complete Guide by Veda Gayathri
The Varamahalakshmi Festival 2025 was celebrated with immense devotion and grandeur on Friday, August 8, 2025. This sacred Hindu festival, primarily celebrated by women across South India, honors Goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth, prosperity, health, and well-being. Observed on the second Friday of the Shravana month, Varalakshmi Vratham holds deep spiritual and cultural significance. In 2025, this auspicious day fell on August 8th, aligning with powerful planetary positions and traditional muhurthams.
If you were wondering, “When was Varamahalakshmi Festival in 2025?”, the answer is clear: Friday, August 8, 2025.
📅 2025 Varalakshmi Vratham Calendar Overview
| Event | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana Masam Begins | 26th July 2025 | Saturday |
| First Friday (Shravana Sukravaram) | 1st August 2025 | Friday |
| Varamahalakshmi Vratham | 8th August 2025 | Friday |
| Third Friday (Shravana Sukravaram) | 15th August 2025 | Friday |
| Fourth Friday | 22nd August 2025 | Friday |
| Shravana Masam Ends | 24th August 2025 | Sunday |
🌸 What is Varamahalakshmi Vratham?
Varalakshmi Vratham is a powerful vrata (vow) dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi, observed by married women, and even unmarried girls in some families. It is believed that by performing this puja with devotion, one can receive the Ashta Aishwarya (eight forms of wealth) — namely, Dhana (money), Dhanya (grains), Adhi (courage), Veerya (strength), Vijaya (victory), Sandhana (children), Gaja (vehicles), and Bhagya (fortune).
It is believed that performing Varalakshmi Puja is equivalent to worshiping Ashtalakshmi — the eight divine forms of Mahalakshmi.
🕉️ Importance of Varalakshmi Vratham
This festival holds spiritual, emotional, and cultural importance. It is not just about wealth in material terms but invokes divine blessings for family harmony, spiritual growth, and overall well-being. Families celebrate this day with cleanliness, decoration, fasting, and performing Lakshmi Pooja with devotion and rituals passed down through generations.
Many people also believe that Varalakshmi Puja has the power to remove obstacles, protect from negative energies, and invite abundance into homes.
🎊 Rituals Performed on Varalakshmi Puja
House Cleaning & Decoration – Homes are cleaned and decorated with rangoli and mango leaves to welcome Lakshmi Devi.
Kalasha Sthapana – A silver or brass pot (kalash) is filled with rice, betel leaves, turmeric, and coins, decorated with flowers and a coconut placed on top — symbolizing the goddess herself.
Puja Samagri Preparation – Items like flowers, kumkum, turmeric, fruits, sweets, and Naivedyam are arranged for offering.
Sacred Thread Tying – Women tie a yellow thread (raksha) around their right wrist, symbolizing protection and grace.
Lakshmi Ashtottaram Chanting – 108 names of Mahalakshmi are recited along with traditional Lakshmi Sahasranamam.
Aarti and Mantra Recitation – Devotees offer lamps and chant Mahalakshmi stotras.
Haldi-Kumkum Ritual – Women invite other married women, exchange turmeric-kumkum, and offer bangles, blouse pieces, and sweets as part of sumangali pooja.
Prasadam Distribution – The blessed offerings are shared among family and guests.
🌍 Regions Where Varamahalakshmi Vratham is Celebrated
Varalakshmi Puja is most popularly celebrated in:
Karnataka – Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi
Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Warangal
Maharashtra – Mumbai, Pune
Kerala – Palakkad, Kochi
Globally – USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Singapore by Indian diaspora
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