To perform Dhanteras puja, you can follow these steps:
- Clean the puja area and place the idols or images of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on a chowki. Cover the chowki with a crimson cloth.
- Recite aartis, ring bells, and chant mantras for the blessings of the divine.
- Offer prasad of fruits, sweets, and dry fruits to the deities.
- Draw a Swastik symbol on the home main entrance with turmeric and rice powder paste.
- Purify the house by using salt water, which helps eliminate negative energies.
- Keep a kalash half-filled with water (mixed with Gangajal), a betel nut, a flower, a coin, and some rice grains together.
- Light an incense stick and make offerings of sweets, coconut, fruits, puffed rice, batasha, coriander seeds, and cumin.
Performing these rituals during the auspicious time of Dhanteras is believed to bring wealth, prosperity, and blessings to the household.
