On the night of Kartik Krishna Aunsi, houses, doors, rooms, attics, and staircases are cleaned, Diwali and Lakshmi Puja are performed, and women pray for happiness by dancing naked.
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On the third day of Yama Panchak, or Tihar, this evening, the goddess of wealth, prosperity, and abundance, Lakshmi Puja is being performed. Based on the belief that Lakshmi does not reside in a house that is not clean and tidy, Lakshmi is invited by cleaning and tidying the house this morning and celebrating Diwali.
Today, especially the windows, doors, ceilings, rooms, verandas, attics, and staircases of the house are cleaned and Diwali is celebrated.
The night of Kartik Krishna Aunsi, when Lakshmi is worshipped, is also called Sukhratri. For Lakshmi Puja, this evening, from the courtyard through the main door, Lakshmi is installed and the worship room is led with cow dung and red clay, and Lakshmi's steps are made with rice flour and abir, showing the way to Lakshmi. At each step, a lamp is lit on a banana stem or a clay pot and a jhilimi is made.
After Diwali, Lakshmi is worshipped in the worship room with a lamp, an urn, and a Ganesh idol, and Lakshmi is worshipped with jewelry, money, paddy, rice, fruits, sela roti, and garlands. After Lakshmi Puja, it is customary to worship girls and daughters as symbols of Lakshmi and give them dakshina. It is believed that Lakshmi will leave the house after performing Lakshmi Puja at home today and sending wealth or other belongings out of the house.
Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening and at midnight, the women of the house beat their necks and pray for ‘May Lakshmi flee and may wealth and grain arrive,’ informed Prof. Dr. Devmani Bhattarai, a theologian and member of the Nepal Panchanga Nirikhaya Bikas Samiti.
This evening, young women form groups and play Bhailo from house to house. Bhailo is played in memory of Lord Vishnu, who received the boon of ruling the three worlds of heaven, earth and hell for five days of the Yama Panchak, and ordered that the house be blessed with good fortune. He also said that the word good fortune has been corrupted over time and has come to be Bhailo.
Those who come to play Bhailo today are given paddy, rice, flower garlands, money and cell roti There is a religious belief that the donation given to those who come to play Bhailo is a donation of Kartik, and if it is not given, it will not be good and if it is given, it will be virtuous. On the occasion of Lakshmi Puja, Diwali is celebrated in the city market today. According to the family tradition, there is also a practice of worshiping cows this morning. According to the scriptures, it is mentioned that cows should be worshipped only after the Kartik Shukla Pratipada after the Aunsi.
