This Owl will not bring bad luck: Lakkhi-Pencha on display at IGRMS
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This Owl will not bring bad luck: Lakkhi-Pencha on display at IGRMS

January 6, 2018

Mysuru: In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death.  But in West Bengal they are given a pride of place as a ritual object.

Lakkhi – Pencha, a decorative wooden object resembling an owl, is the Exhibit of the Month under the series by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), at its Wellington House on Irwin Road in city since Jan. 4. The artefact will be on display till Jan. 31.

Lakkhi – Pencha is an wooden owl, colourfully painted and decorated as an image, collected from Bardhaman district of West Bengal by Ravi Bhaskar. This ritual image of owl is believed to be the rider of Goddess Lakshmi and that is why it has got a ritual significance during Lakshmi puja in West Bengal.

Maa Lakshmi is one of the most revered deities for Bengalis. Lakshmi puja in Bengal is celebrated with much fervour and gaiety. It is celebrated in numerous ways in different parts of India. In some places Lakshmi puja is performed as an offering to the Goddess of Wealth. Lakshmi puja in Bengal, Orissa and Assam is celebrated on the full moon day in the lunar month of Ashwin.  The markets in Bengal get flooded with beautiful idols of Goddess Lakshmi, also termed as Kojagari Lakshmi puja, which is a very special festival of the Bengalis.

It is believed that Goddess Lakshmi visits every house and asking for the one who is awake in their home. She blesses the one who stays awake at the night with fortune. So people, especially women of all ages do not sleep and wait to welcome the Goddess. To honour her visit, temple streets and homes are decorated with colorful lights.  A meticulous fasting and puja brings all blessings from Goddess Lakshmi on the day of Kojagari Lakshmi puja.

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