Dhanteras 2026 Mahalakshmi Shaktipeeth Chadhava & Gajalakshmi Aradhana

💰Dhanteras marks the first day of the five-day Diwali festival a time when people welcome Maa Lakshmi into their homes by purchasing gold, silver and other valuable assets. According to belief, this is the one day of the year when Maa Lakshmi, once welcomed into your home, never wishes to leave again. But this is possible only when Maa is pleased with you and chooses to bless your home with her presence! Invite her by making offerings at two of her sacred abodes and seeking her blessings to enter your home.
🌟Dhanteras 2026 is no ordinary Dhanteras!
💵This year, Dhanteras, the day dedicated to Maa Lakshmi, falls on Friday her associated day. Friday is also governed by Shukra, the planet associated with wealth, luxury and good fortune, whose energies are traditionally linked to Maa Lakshmi. This makes this Dhanteras a particularly auspicious occasion to seek her abundant blessings and divine grace. Mahalakshmi’s Two Sacred Abodes Where She Is Revered as Residing in Her Divine Presence!
🛕Shri Mahalakshmi Ambabai Shaktipeeth Kolhapur
✨According to sacred tradition, this is where one of Maa Sati’s trinetra fell. When Maa Mahalakshmi left Vaikuntha in displeasure and descended to Earth, she chose this sacred abode as her residence. Here, Maa Mahalakshmi is worshipped in a self-manifested, four-armed form facing west. Her form is revered as a symbol of lasting prosperity and especially abundant blessings.
🛕Shri Gajalakshmi Temple, Ujjain The Royal Goddess of King Vikramaditya
🔱Mentioned in the Skanda Purana tradition, the Shri Gajalakshmi Temple in Ujjain is believed to be around 2,000 years old. It is renowned for its distinctive depiction of Maa Lakshmi seated upon an elephant. This is her Gajalakshmi form, one of the Ashta Lakshmi manifestations, symbolising royal prosperity, an uninterrupted flow of wealth and divine abundance. This sacred temple is revered as a place to seek blessings for welcoming wealth.
🛕Make Offerings at 2 Mahalakshmi Temples from Home with the Sri Mandir App!
🙏Personally visiting both sacred temples in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, and Ujjain,to perform worship on the same day is not possible for most devotees. Through the Sri Mandir app, you can arrange special offerings and worship in your name at both Lakshmi temples from the comfort of your home. The temples’ authorised Vedic purohitji will perform the rituals with a Sankalp in your name, following the prescribed traditions. Video of the rituals will be available within 24–48 hours.
💎This Dhanteras, open every door to prosperity! Seek the combined blessings of Mahalakshmi Shaktipeeth and Gajalakshmi in a single day to welcome wealth, abundance and Maa Lakshmi’s grace into your home.