Clean the house and puja area
Prepare the kalasham with water, rice, coins, betel leaves, and a coconut
Decorate the kalasham with turmeric, kumkum, flowers, and a saree
Draw or place a rangoli at the puja spot
Set up the Varalakshmi idol or image
Light lamps and incense
Offer fresh flowers, fruits, sweets, and prasadam
Perform Ganapati puja first
Invoke Goddess Varalakshmi with mantras or prayers
Tie the sacred thread on the kalasham or wrist
Read or listen to the Varalakshmi Vratham story
Perform aarti and offer naivedyam
Distribute prasadam to family and guests
Keep the vratam with devotion and maintain cleanliness and fasting as observed
Visit a temple if part of your tradition
Give charity or gifts to married women if customary
Conclude the puja by seeking blessings from the Goddess