The puja is performed in the evening when the sun sets After cleaning the puja altar make a rangoli and place uncooked rice on it to form a square Before starting the puja establish a kalasham with water cardomam edible camphor and saffron Close it with a lid containing coins The Vaibhava Lakshmi yantram or Ashtalakshmi picture can be placed nearby for worship The yantram picture and the kalasham can be decorated with sandalwood paste kumkum and flowers The Vaibhava Lakshmi puja commences with the Ganesh puja followed by the Vaibhava Lakshmi worship listening or reading the Vaibhava Lakshmi legend and bhajans ending with an aarti Sri Vaibhava Lakshmi Vrata Puja And Katha