It is considered auspicious to buy two Ilish fishes on the day of Saraswati Puja, which takes place in the beginning of Spring and also on the day of Lakshmi Puja (The Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity) which takes place in autumn.
In Nepal it is celebrated for five days including Kag(crow) Tihar,Kukur(dog) Tihar,Gai(cow)Tihar at morning and Laxmi pooja at night,Maha pooja(self pooja), Goru(Ox and Bull)Tihar and Gobardhan Pooja,and finally Bhai Tika(bhai dhooj)respectively first, second, third, fourth and fifth day.
Lakshmi | Lakshmi Menon | Lakshmi Narasimha | Lakshmi Mittal | Durga Puja | Sethu Lakshmi Bayi | Padma Lakshmi | Lakshmi Shankar | Lakshmi Menon (model) | Lakshmi Menon (actress) | Silver coin of the '''Kuninda''' Kingdom, c. 1st century BCE.
'''Obv:''' Deer standing right, crowned by two cobras, attended by Lakshmi | Lakshmi Tatma | Lakshmi Puja | Lakshmi puja | Lakshmi Persaud | Lakshmi Narayan | Lakshmi Mazumdar | Lakshmi College | Lakshmi (actress) | Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann | Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham | Charak Puja |
Circular alpana is used as a holy pedestal during festivals such as the Lakshmi puja in Bengal and the Festival of Lights (Diwali).
The Lakshmi Puja (Mana osha) is celebrated weekly on every Thursday of that month, and mostly the females worship Goddess Lakshmi with all rituals.