Varalakshmi Pooja is an important pooja performed by
many women in the states of Andra and Tamilnadu. This year Varalakshmi
Viratham is on 8th Aug 2014.
Varalakshmi Pooja is celebrated on the friday, before the full moon day,
in the Tamil Month Sravana (July-August). Varalakshmi is yet another
form of Lord Vishnu’s consort, Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
Varalakshmi is believed to be the one who grants boons (Varam).
Varalakshmi Pooja can be performed any woman with no restriction of
caste or creed. The legend of Varalakshmi Vratham is that Goddess
Varalakshmi appeared in a woman devotee named Charumathi’s dream and
expressed her satisfaction in the woman’s devotion towards the Goddess.