Tulsi Pujan: Why is Tulsi Pujan Day celebrated? Know the importance and recognition!

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After Prabodhini Ekadashi, the marriage ceremony starts with Tulsi Vivah. Tulsi puja is performed before the beginning of the new year. Tulsi enhances the beauty of the courtyard. This festival has been celebrated since 2014. Tulsi Puja Day is celebrated every year on 25 December. This festival is celebrated along with Christmas and Tulsi is worshipped on this day in Hinduism.
Along with the worship of Lord Vishnu, the worship of Tulsi Mata also has special significance in the Hindu religion. According to religious beliefs, worshipping the Tulsi plant daily and lighting a lamp has special benefits and brings happiness and prosperity to the family.
Tulsi Puja Mantra
तुलसी श्रीर्महालक्ष्मीर्विद्याविद्या यशस्विनी।
धर्म्या धर्मानना देवी देवीदेवमन: प्रिया।।
लभते सुतरां भक्तिमन्ते विष्णुपदं लभेत्।
तुलसी भूर्महालक्ष्मी: पद्मिनी श्रीर्हरप्रिया।।।
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How to worship Tulsi
After taking a bath in the morning, worship God and offer water to Tulsi. Offer Akshat, sandalwood, turmeric-kumkum and flowers to Tulsi. Tulsi is considered to be the form of Lakshmi, hence one should circumambulate it 7, 11, 21 or 111 times as per one's wish. Light a ghee lamp near Tulsi. By worshipping Tulsi, Goddess Lakshmi always remains happy with your family.
Tulsi puja is very important to bring wealth, happiness and prosperity to the family. It is auspicious to bring the Tulsi plant home on the day of Tulsi Puja. Tulsi is very dear to Lord Vishnu. Therefore Tulsi Manjiri is offered to Lord Vishnu. Keeping a Tulsi plant in the house maintains positivity.
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Benefits of Tulsi Puja:
Reciting mantras, hymns etc. near the Tulsi plant gives infinite times more results. It is said that by worshipping Tulsi, all the ghosts, vampires, Brahmarakshasas, demons etc. stay away from us. Bad thoughts go away by worshipping Tulsi.
Against the backdrop of the beginning of the New Year, the period from December 25 to January 1 is marked by a large number of events such as partying, drinking, excessive spending on fun and entertainment and undesirable activities. Therefore, programs like Tulsi Puja, Japa-Maal Puja, Cow-Pujan, Havan, Cow-Geeta-Ganga Jagriti Yatra, Satsang etc. are organized for the welfare of global mankind.