Śripañcami
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By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Sripancami, ZripaJcami, shripaycami
Śripañcamī is one of the minor festivals. It is observed on the Mārgaśira-śukla-pañcamī day.[1] It is a sacred day dedicated to Śrī or Lakṣmī worship. The worship is offered to a metallic or clay image or even to a picture. Honoring chaste married women and donating a cow to a worthy person are recommended. The worship may also be carried on for one full year, observing it as a vrata[2] on the śukla-pañcamī every lunar month.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore