Friday Ritual
Tulsi Puja — Wealth Preservation
Light a lamp near Tulsi on Friday evening — Maa Lakshmi's grace
Akshaya Tritiya Special
Perform this ritual on the first Friday after Akshaya Tritiya — it makes the wealth acquired during the festival truly "Akshaya" (eternal).
Tulsi Puja Vidhi — With Timing
Evening Start
5:30 PMGo near the Tulsi plant at 5:30 PM (before sunset).
Purification
5:35 PMClean the area around the Tulsi plant. Sprinkle rose water.
Water Offering
5:40 PMGive pure water to Tulsi. Say "Shri Tulsi Namastubhyam" mantra.
Decoration
5:45 PMApply red chunari and kumkum on Tulsi. Keep a jasmine or rose flower.
Ghee Lamp
6:00 PMLight a ghee lamp during Pradosh Kaal (6–7:30 PM). Place lamp facing East.
Mantra Chanting
6:05 PMChant "Om Shrim Mahalakshmyai Namah" or Tulsi stotram 11 times.
Circumambulation
6:15 PMCircumambulate Tulsi 3 or 5 times — left to right.
Prasad
6:20 PMKeep sweets or fruit as prasad near Tulsi. Give to family afterwards.
Benefits of Tulsi Puja
- ✓Protects wealth already acquired in the home
- ✓Removes Alakshmi (poverty)
- ✓Lasting happiness and peace in the family
- ✓Maa Lakshmi enters the home every day
- ✓Destruction of negative energy
- ✓Also auspicious for marriage and children
Updated for 2026
