{"product_id":"lakshmi-puja-diwali-gift","title":"Lakshmi Puja at Home: Diwali Puja Gift Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Diwali gift for Lakshmi Puja: brass Lakshmi and Ganesha, a small brass bell, a pressed-flower glass lamp with rose tealights, and Satya Nag Champa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLakshmi Puja is kept on the evening of Amavasya, the dark of the moon, which in 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November. A low shelf is dressed in red, Ganesha takes his place beside Lakshmi, a bell is rung, and a lamp is lit on the one night of the month with no moonlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA small ritual\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear a low shelf, lay a fresh red or orange cloth, and set Ganesha and Lakshmi side by side at its centre, facing the room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt dusk on 8 November, ring the bell, light a tealight in the glass lamp and one stick of Nag Champa in a heatproof holder of your own. Ganesha is honoured first, so begin with him, and offer a flower if you have one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the flame and the incense where you can see them, and put both out before you sleep. There are six tealights, one for each evening you want the lamp lit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handcrafted brass Lakshmi statue, seated on a lotus, 37 mm tall and 22 g, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA handcrafted brass Ganesha statue, seated on a lotus base, 37 mm tall and 22 g, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small brass hand bell, 7 cm tall and 40 g, with a medallion of interlocking circles (the Flower of Life) on its dome, made in India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tealight holder of recycled glass with real dried baby's breath sealed into it, 8 × 8 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix rose-scented tealights, each burning up to four hours, made in Poland.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne 10 g pack of Satya Nag Champa incense sticks, hand-rolled in India. The set has no incense holder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces arrive together in one parcel. They are not gift-wrapped. Let the glass cool before you move it, and wipe the brass with a soft, dry cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lotus under Lakshmi is one of her oldest signs. The Shri Sukta, a hymn to her kept among the supplementary hymns of the Rigveda, already calls her 'padme sthitam': she who is seated on the lotus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SHAMTAM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595388191034,"sku":"SHB-26FSA-02","price":44.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/8307\/0266\/files\/bundle-diwali-lakshmi-puja-at-home-square.jpg?v=1790658460","url":"https:\/\/shamtam.com\/products\/lakshmi-puja-diwali-gift","provider":"SHAMTAM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}