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Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth is worshipped just after Durga Puja. Lakshmi is one of the daughters of Durga who symbolizes wealth, peace and prosperity. On a full moon night people worship her at their homes and pray for her bessings.

It is considered that Lakshmi visits those homes and replenishes their homes with wealth.

The Myth______________________________________________ Lakshmi is generally represented as a beautiful golden woman, usually sitting or standing on a lotus, her symbol. She is also known as Sri and attained importance as the consort of Vishnu. Lakshmi has generally been thought to have existed first as the daughter of the sage Bhrigu and to have taken refuge in the ocean of milk during a period when the gods were exiled from their kingdom as a result of a rishi's curse. She was reborn during the churning of the milk ocean as Lakshmi, one of the fourteen precious things. She emerged from the ocean forth fully grown and radiant, bearing a lotus in her hand. Lakshmi was then married to Vishnu and has a clear share in Vishnu's activities as preserver, and this reinforces her earlier character as goddess of fortune and giver of wealth.

Adibas dala
Oil, Turmeric, River soil from the Ganges, Perfume, Stone, Grain, Dubba (a type of grass required), Flowers, Fruits, 1 dozen bananas in one stem, Curd, Ghee, Sindur, Swastik Pituli, Conch Shell, Kajol (corrilium), Gorachana (cow urine), White mustard seeds, Gold, Silver, Copper, Mirror, Alta, Yellow thread, Iron metal, Chamor (a kind of fan, a fly-whisk made of yak's tail used for fanning), Dip (Earthen Lamps), Arrows, Panch pradip (for aarati).

Sindur (vermilion), Til (Sesame), Horitoki (myrobalan), Ghat (pot), an earthen bowl full of atop (a type of rice), 1 Gamcha-To cover the ghat a piece of cloth, 1Kundohari, 1 Tekatha- A triangular frame work of 3 pieces of wood, 1 Mirror, Panchabarner guri (5 coloured dust) -Turmeric powder, rice powder, kusum flower/ red aabir, rice chaff or coconut fiber burnt for the dark colour, powdered wood apple leaves (bel pata). Pancha ratna(5 gems)-Gold, Silver, Emerald, Pearls, Jewel. (Original- Gold, Diamond, Sapphire, Rubi, Pearl). Panchagobbo(5 extracts of the cow)- Milk, Pure Ghee, Curd, Cow Dung and Cow's urine, 4 arrows, Green coconut with stalk, Flowers and Durba (a kind of grass having three pointed tips) etc. 3 Aashonanguriuk (Finger ring made of koosh),3 bowls of Madhupakka (a mixture of honey, curd, ghee, sugar for oblation), Curd, Honey, Ghee, Sugar, 3 big Noibiddos,  1 small Noibiddo. 

A sari  for Laxmi, 2 dhoties (for Vishnu and Pechok or Owl). Loha (iron), Shankha (Conch Shell), Noth (nosering), Sindur chubri (a cane basket having a small mirror, a comb, two conch shell bangles, one iron bangle, two coral bangles, alta (lac-dye used to paint border of feet), vermilion and  few kories). Chandmala (Dangler with circular sponge decorations),  Bhoger drobbadi (materials for the feast), 

Things for  Homn (fire for yagna)- sand, wood, khorke (a kind of twig), Ghee -1 bottle, 28 Bilyapatra (wood apple leaves), Karpur (camphor), 
Chipitak/Chire (thatched rice), Coconut, Tambul/Pan ( Beetle leaves), Pan masala (ingredients used in preparing a beetle leaf), 1 wooden plate, 2 Ghoti (a type of pot), Rachana (cow urine), flower garland, 1 Purnapatro (full pot), Dakhina (offerings in cash and kind to the priest).