All deities
Shri — goddess of wealth and fortune
Lakshmi
Born churned from the ocean of milk (Samudra Manthan) holding a lotus, Lakshmi is invoked at the start of any venture — a new home, a new ledger, a new year — and worshipped above all at Diwali, when lamps are lit to welcome her in.
- Vahana
- an owl, or a lotus
- Ayudha
- lotuses in two of her four hands
- Consort
- Vishnu
Mantra
Om Shreem Mahalakshmyai Namah
Festival
Diwali and Kojagiri Purnima