Akshaya Patre Rangoli

An amazing rangoli to be drawn during any major festivals like Shree Vara MahaLakshmi pooje, Shravana Fridays, Gowri and Ganesha festival. It is called Akshaya Patre Rangoli – ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಪಾತ್ರೆ ರಂಗೋಲಿ.

I saw this Rangoli as shared by Ms. Sowmya Raghav, our Bhajane and Harikathamrutasara teacher. Ms. Sowmya had shared a picture during Shree Vara Maha Lakshmi pooje. I asked about the same and finally found a couple videos and learnt to draw the Rabgoli. Thanks so much Sowmya for sharing the same.

I first practiced on paper and later drew it on my Rangoli tile with chalk.

Draw a dot at the center and on 8 corners 5 dots each. Five lines reducing in size in between as seen below. And join from the center dot to the tip of the opposite line.

Continue as such on all corners.

Write Shree ಶ್ರೀ  and apply Haldi Kumkum. Click on the above images to see a bigger picture and zoom.

Chatur Masa – Dadhi Vrata

Dadhi means Yogurt, curd, or mosaru. Dadhi vrata in Chatur Masa starts from Today Putrada Ekadashi to ends September 6th. During this month all food items using curd are avoided.

You can use butter milk instead of Curd. The Dadhi vrata ends on the Shukla Paksha Ekadasi in Bhadrapad masa.

So, starting tomorrow you can offer any fruit, dry fruit and coconut as naivedya. I had a tough time just offering Mangoes and Candy Sugar as naivedya daily.

I am excited to offer all types of fruits, dry fruits, coconut and also other food items starting tomorrow daily and for Upakarma, Shravana Friday’s, Rayaru Aaradhane and Krisha Janmastami.

Hope you all have a great remainder of Shravana Festival season.

And here are the slokas to recite from UM Panchanga:

ಶಾಕವ್ರತ ಸಮರ್ಪಣ

ವಾಸುದೇವ ನಮಸ್ತುಭ್ಯಂ ಆಷಾಢ ಮತ್ಯತೇನ ಚ |

ಶಾಕವ್ರತೇನ ದೇವೇಶ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನೋ ಭವ ಮಾಧವ

Śhakavrata Samarpaṇa

Vasudeva Namastubhyam Ashada Matyatena Cha |

Shakavrate’s Devesha Prasanno Bhava Madhava

ದಧಿ ವ್ರತ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ

ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣಾರವಿಂದಾಕ್ಷ ಕರಿಷ್ಯಽಹಂ ದಧಿವ್ರತಮ್ |

ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ಮಾಸಿ ದೇವೇಶ ನಿರ್ವಿಘ್ನಂ ಕುರು ಮೇ ಪ್ರಭೋ ।।

Dadhi vrata Sankalpa

Sankarshanaravindaksha Karishyaham Dadhivaratam |

Dweeteyo maasi devesha nirvighnam kuru mei prabho ||

Shri Raghavendra Swamy Aaradhane 2022

• August 12th – Friday – Sree Raghavendra Swamy Poorva Aaradhane

• August 13th – Saturday – Sree Raghavendra Swamy Madya Aaradhane

• August 14th – Sunday – Sree Raghavendra Swamy Uttara Aaradhane

Same dates in India and USA and many other countries. The much awaited Aaradhane is this week. It is going to be an exciting weekend for all Rayaru devotes all across the world. Every moment the only thing we can do is recite his name and get his blessings. 

RAYARU BLESS US ALL. RAYARU GIVE US ALL UTMOST STRENGTH TO BEAR ALL THE CHALLENGES LIFE THROWS AT US. 

As always, I will share as many photos of Aaradhane as possible. My blog is getting to its maximum space limit, may not be able to upload pictures, I will post all pictures on YouTube and share a link. 

If you are in any part of the world and want to share pictures of Aaradhane in your country, please share with me and I will upload them all.

Shri Raghavendra Swamy Aaradhane  is celebrated all across the world, and many households.

If you need to know how to do Seva, here is a link from a web site about who and how the seva should be performed. Read the link here:

• Sankalpa Seva of Sri Raghavendra Swamy

In paragraph 10, it clearly states other ways of offering seva to Rayarau as such:

10.Are there other ways of performing Seva to Rayaru?

Yes. As stated before, if one is sincere and devoted to Hari, Vayu and Rayaru, there are many ways of performing Seva to Rayaru. The following section lists some of the main ones:

a) Sitting in one place and reciting Sri Raghavendra stotra 108 times.

b) Hejje namaskara (going around the Brindavana advancing one foot at a time and performing namaskara for each stride)

c) Urulu Seva – rolling on the body and going around the brindavana. This is forbidden for women.

d) Reciting Sri Raghavendra stotra 108 times while performing abhisheka for Rayara Brindavana with cow’s milk.

e) Going through religious works composed by great gyaanis; some of the popular ones are Sudha, Parimala, Sri Madhva Vijaya,Sri Raghavendra Vijaya etc.

In all of the above cases, the main ingredient is sincerity, pure heart and intense devotion.

I have added several lyrics on Shri Raghavendra Swamy in this blog, you can look for those at the lyrics page, or click on the Shri Raghavendra Swamy categories section and you will be listed with several songs. I have also recorded so many songs on YouTube. Below is the link with a playlist of all Rayaru songs:

A new page is also created with all the lyrics for our beloved Rayaru.

• Lyrics

Udiya Tumbire Namma Udurajamukhige

Happy Friday and Happy VaraMaha Lakshmi Habba to All. An amazing song to sing while giving Udi to Goddess Maha Lakshmi.

Composed by : Haridasini Bheemesha Krishna ( Harapanalli Bheemavva)

ಉಡಿಯ ತುಂಬಿರೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಉಡುರಾಜಮುಖಿಗೆ
ಉಡಿಯ ತುಂಬಿರೇ ।। ಪ ।।

ಕಡಲೆ ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಬಟ್ಟಲೊಳು
ಬಾಳೆ ಫಲಗಳ ।। ಅ . ಪ ।।

ಜಂಬೂ ನೇರಳೆ ಗೊನೆ ಜಾಂಬೂಫಲಗಳೂ…
ನಿಂಬೆ ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ ಔದುಂಬರ ಫಲಗಳು ।। 1 ।।

ಉತ್ತತ್ತಿ ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ ಸೀತಾಫಲವು
ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಅಂಜೂರ ಉತ್ತತ್ತಿಯ ಫಲಗಳು ।। 2 ।।

ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಭೀಮೇಶ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಪಟ್ಟದರಸಿಗೆ

ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಕುಂಕುಮ ವೀಳ್ಯ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿಗೆ ।। 3 ।।

Uḍiya tumbirē nam’ma uḍurājamukhige

uḍiya tumbirē।। pa।।

kaḍale kobbari baṭṭaloḷu bāḷe phalagaḷa।। a. Pa।।

jambū nēraḷe gone jāmbūphalagaḷū

Nimbe dāḷimbe audumbara phalagaḷu।। 1।।

uttatti drākṣi kittaḷe sītāphalavu

akki an̄jūra uttattiya phalagaḷu ।। 2।।

śrēṣṭha bhīmēśa kr̥ṣṇana paṭṭadarasige

hacci kuṅkuma vīḷya koṭṭu rukmiṇige ।। 3।।

Aratiya Maduvene Marajananiye Lakshmi Lyrics Audio

Aarathi song for our Goddess Lakshmi.

Lyrics in Kannada and English.

ಆರತಿಯ ಮಾಡುವೆನೆ ಮಾರಜನನಿಯೆ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಮಾರಜನನಿಯೆ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ||ಪ||

ಬಂಗಾರದತಾಟಿನೊಳು | ಶೃಂಗಾರದ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಯ ಪಿಡಿದು |
ಮಂಗಳರಾಗವ ಪಾಡಿ | ರಂಗನರ್ಧಾಂಗಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ Il ೧ ।।

ಮುತ್ತಿನಾರತಿಯನು | ಎತ್ತಿ ನಿಂತಿಹೆ ನಿನಗೆ |
ಇತ್ತ ಕಡೆ ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು | ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ತೋರಿಸೆಮ್ಮ ತಾಯೆ ।। ೨ ।।

ಇಂದಿರೇಶನರ ಮನೆಯೋಳ್ । ಸುಂದರ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯದೊಳ್
ನಂದಬಾಲ ಕೃಷ್ಣನನ್ನು | ತಂದು ತೋರಿಸಮ್ಮ ತಾಯೆ ।। ೩।।

Āratiya māḍuvene mārajananiye lakṣmi mārajananiye lakṣmi ||pa||

baṅgāradatāṭinoḷu | śr̥ṅgārada jyōtiya piḍidu |

maṅgaḷarāgava pāḍi | raṅganardhāṅgi lakṣmi Il 1।।

muttināratiyanu | etti nintihe ninage |

itta kaḍe dayaviṭṭu | dr̥ṣṭi tōrisem’ma tāye।। 2।।

indirēśanara maneyōḷ। sundara sāmrājyadoḷ

nandabāla kr̥ṣṇanannu | tandu tōrisam’ma tāye।। 3।।

Mangalam Jaya Mangalam song on Goddess Lakshmi

Happy Friday and Happy VaraMaha Lakshmi Habba to All.

ಮಂಗಳಂ ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳಂ ॥ಪ॥

ವರ ಪೀತಾಂಬರನುಟ್ಟಿಹಳು ಜರದಾಕುಪ್ಪಸ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಹಳು |
ಹರಿತಾ ಹರುಷದಿ ಕರದಲಿ ಮುಡಿಸಿದ ಸುರಸುಮ
ತುರುಬಿನೊಳಿಟ್ಟಿಹಳು || ೧ ।।

ಕಡಗ ಕಾಲಂದಿಗೆನಿಟ್ಟಿಹಳು | ನಡುವಿಗಾಭರಣವನಿಟ್ಟಿಹಳು
ಕೊರಳೊಳು ಅಡ್ಡಿಕೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಹಳು | ತನ್ನ ಬೆರಳೊಳು
ಮುದ್ರಿಕೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿಹಳು ।। ೨ ।।

ಚಂದ್ರಿಕಸಾಧಿಕ ಸನ್ಮುಖಳು | ಮಂದಹಾಸ್ಯರತಿ ಸುರಿಸುವಳು |
ಇಚಿದಿರೇಶನ ಪರಮುತ್ಸಂಗದೊಳ್ ಹೊಂದಿ
ಸಂತತ ಕುಳಿತಿಹಳು II ೩ ।।

Maṅgaḷaṁ jaya maṅgaḷaṁ॥pa॥

vara pītāmbaranuṭṭihaḷu jaradākuppasa toṭṭihaḷu |

haritā haruṣadi karadali muḍisida surasuma turubinoḷiṭṭihaḷu || 1।।

kaḍaga kālandigeniṭṭihaḷu | naḍuvigābharaṇavaniṭṭihaḷu koraḷoḷu aḍḍike kaṭṭihaḷu |

tanna beraḷoḷu mudrike iṭṭihaḷu।। 2।।

candrikasādhika sanmukhaḷu | mandahāsyarati surisuvaḷu |

icidirēśana paramutsaṅgadoḷ hondi

santata kuḷitihaḷu II 3।।

Muddu Mahalakṣhmige Muttinarati Belagi Lyrics and Audio

Aarati song for our Goddess Mahalakshmi. From the same book I have. Trying to learn and post as many as possible during this Shravana Masa Friday’s.

ಮುದ್ದು ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಗೆ ಮುತ್ತಿನಾರತಿ ಬೆಳಗಿ || ಪ ||

ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಗೆ ಜಯ ಮಂಗಳವು ಹಾಡಿ ।। ಅ ಪ ।।

ಸಂತಾನಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಗೆ ಸಂಪಿಗೆ ಹೂವಿನ ಹಾರ |
ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಗೆ ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಜಿ ಮುಡಿಸಿ |
ಸಂಪತ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಗೆ ಸಕಲ ಉಪಚಾರವ ಮಾಡಿ
ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದ ಪಡೆದು l । ೧ ।।

ಭಾಗ್ಯದ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಬಾರಮ್ಮ ಎಂದು ಕರೆದು

ಧಾನ್ಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ದರ್ಪದಿಂ ಕುಳ್ಳಿರಿಸಿ |

ಶ್ರೀಧನಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಶೃಂಗಾರವನು ಮಾಡಿ |

ಶ್ರೀ ರಮಣ ಸಹಿತ ವರಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇಡಿ ।। ೨ ।।

ಅಷ್ಟಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿಯ ಪೂಜೆ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ
ಕಷ್ಟಗಳು ಪರಿಹಾರ ಇಷ್ಟಾರ್ಥ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ।।
ಕಪಿಲ ನಾಮಕ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಕರುಣದಿಂದಲಿ ಮೊರೆವ ।। ೩ ।।

ಜಯಮಂಗಳ ನಿತ್ಯ ಶುಭಮಂಗಳಾ |
ಮತ್ಸಕೂರ್ಮ ವರಾಹನಿಗೆ ನರಸಿಂಹ ವಾಮನನಿಗೆ
ಭಾರ್ಗವಾ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಬುದ್ಧ ಕಲ್ಕಿರೂಪಿಗೆ
ಆರತಿಯ ಬೆಳಗಿ ಬೇಗ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶರಿಗೆ ।। ೪ ।।

Muddu mahālakṣmige muttinārati beḷagi || pa ||

śrī vijayalakṣmige jaya maṅgaḷavu hāḍi ।। a pa।।

santānalakṣmige sampige hūvina hāra |

saubhāgyalakṣmige saṇṇa jāji muḍisi |

sampattu lakṣmige sakala upacārava māḍi

aiśvaryalakṣmiya āśīrvāda paḍedu l। 1।।

bhāgyada lakṣmi bāram’ma endu karedu

dhān’yalakṣmiya darpadiṁ kuḷḷirisi |

śrīdhanalakṣmiya śr̥ṅgāravanu māḍi |

śrī ramaṇa sahita varagaḷannu bēḍi।। 2।।

aṣṭalakṣmiya pūje bhaktiyinda māḍidare

kaṣṭagaḷu parihāra iṣṭārtha sid’dhi।।

kapila nāmaka paramātma karuṇadindali moreva।। 3।।

jayamaṅgaḷa nitya śubhamaṅgaḷā |

matsakūrma varāhanige narasinha vāmananige

bhārgavā śrī rāmakr̥ṣṇā bud’dha kalkirūpige

āratiya beḷagi bēga lakṣmi veṅkaṭēśarige।। 4।।

Shree VaraMahalakshmi Vrata Katha Story Audio

As promised, find video where I have recorded the entire story of this amazing festival on Goddess Lakshmi.

Even devotees who don’t know Kannada can listen and get the blessing from Goddess MahaLakshmi.

Sobhanavu Namma Mahalakshmige Harige Lyrics Audio

Uploading another amazing song for the upcoming Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata Pooje. Please find lyrics added to the Video. Will add lyrics in Kannada and English soon.

Happy Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata Pooje to all. I am trying to record the Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata Katha/Story and upload soon.

Shri Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata Details

• August 5th – Friday – Shri Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata

Shri Vara Mahalakshmi Vrata is performed by married Hindu women to seek the blessings of the Goddess Mahalakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu.

The Vrata is observed on the Friday immediately preceding the full moon day of the month of
Sravana Masa. On the day of Pooje or Vrata, women clean their homes and decorate their front yards with rangolis. Later, they take a bath and deck wear pure silk saree and jewellery. The lady performing the pooje makes a mandala with the drawing of a lotus upon it. A kalasha filled with rice and topped with fresh mango and betel leaves, a coconut smeared with haldi and kumkum and cloth are placed on the mandala and Lakshmi is invoked therein.

After the worship of the kalasha, follows the worship of Ganesha, then the worship of the sacred thread. Now the main worship of Vara Lakshmi begins and the scared thread is worshipped a second time. It is then tied to the right hand of the lady. After the worship thamboola is given to 5 married ladies.

The same evening, we invite all the neighboring ladies(married women) and offer them tamboola; also called veeledele Adike, which is an offering of betel leaves, fruits, betel nuts, kumkum, haldi and dakshine. At this point the ladies also sing songs in praise of goddess Varalakshmi.

Attached below is a scanned vrata procedure in Kannada:

• varamahalakshmi-vrata

So, here comes the link which has the lyrics for all songs posted on this blog on Goddess Lakshmi.

• Lakshmi Pooje songs

And here comes the link which has colorful and many designs for drawing Rangoli

• Rangoli Designs

And can any festival be complete without authentic dishes? Here are some recipes posted in this blog:

• Authentic Madhwa Dishes. This has recipes for Cucumber Kosambari, Beans Palya, Potato Palya, Lemon Rice, Ambode, Majjige Huli, Nucchina Unde, Gojju, Badam puri etc.

Attached is the post link for the links I have for lyrics, and Shravana Friday Pooje procedure.

• Lakshmi Pooja Vidhana Procedure.
• Shravana Masa Lakshmi Pooja Vidhana

P.S: As always no food is prepared with onion or garlic.