Diwali Festival by Brahma Kumaris in Pokhara, Nepal

On the auspicious occasion of Laxmi puja for Diwali, the Brahma Kumaris in Pokhara, Nepal, celebrated in a unique and divine way by lighting candles.

People specially invoke Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to seek blessings and prosperity from her.  Wealth is not only money and material possessions.  Tradition and values of life are also wealth.  Our family is also wealth.  Our belongings such as land, properties, animals, and grains are also wealth.  Our innate virtues — patience, persistence, and purity — in the form of characteristics are considered as wealth.  Glory and victory are also wealth or fortune.    Lakshmi has been given various names based on each manifestation of wealth.  Each name and manifestation or form has significance and is connected to our qualities, elevated stage and action.