The Eighth day of Navaraat is considered as the day when Bhavani Mahalakshmi was created. Mata Mahalakshmi is called Bhoti Ajima in Nepalbhasa language. Mahalakshmi is worshiped for good luck, wealth and credit. Goddess Mahalakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, visited the earth on the night of Kojagrata Purnima and said, ‘Who is awake?’ There is a religious belief that those who watch and worship Goddess Mahalakshmi while awake will be blessed and blessed with wealth. The word “to wake fast” is Kojagrata. It implies that Mother Mahalakshmi should pay a visit to anyone who is awake and has broken their fast.
They light an Aala: Mata (a hanging lamp in a Bamboo) on the full moon day for a full month in order to invoke Goddess Mahalakshmi. Lamps of different shapes are lit to please Goddess Mahalakshmi. Which is called Akashdeep. Aakashdeep Daan is dedicated to the Sixteen incarnations of Goddess Lakshmi on the first A Sixteen days (from Kojagrat Purnima to Lakshmi Puja).
Listing of 16 Goddess Mahalakshmi
1) Aadi Lakshmi (Goddess of fortune and prosperity)
2) Dhan Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth and Money)
3) Dhanya Lakshmi (Goddess of food and good health)
4) Gaja Lakshmi (Goddess of power, source and means)
5) Santaan Lakshmi (Goddess of giving birth to children)
6) Veer Lakshmi (Goddess of bravery and courage)
7) Vijay Lakshmi (Goddess of success and victory)
8) Vidya Lakshmi (Goddess of Knowledge, Education and Skills)
9) Medha Lakshmi (Goddess of Law and Discernment)
10) Bhagya Lakshmi (Goddess of luck and opportunity)
11) Kirti Lakshmi (Success and Prospective Devi)
12) Arogya Lakshmi (Goddess of Health)
13) Siddhi Lakshmi (Goddess of progress and advancement)
14) Soundarya Lakshmi (Goddess of beauty and beauty)
15) Samrajya Lakshmi (Goddess who attains salvation, frees from unrighteousness)
16) Mangal Lakshmi (Goddess of Auspiciousness)
