My wife is very ritual oriented.
She insists on offering 16 sweets to laxmi. But of course all this gets eaten by our kids and some by us of course. Then there's more in Bhai Tika.

I think eating this many sweets is unhealthy. Since this is prasad she can't give it to others also. Part of her ritual belief!

I didn't find any link online saying how many sweet items to offer to laxmi. Is there any official/ semi-official source which says what and how much to offer to laxmi or other Gods? I need to convince her.

Dude... just 16, My wife buys 5lbs kaju ko barfee, 2lbs laddu for Laxmi puja...we then hand it out to all the neighbors and friends as prasad... Ain't no body got time to eat 7lbs of laddu...You are right .. eating sweets causes diabetes and people with diabetes have a higher risk of blindness and other vision problems. Diabetes can damage the kidneys and may lead to kidney failure. Diabetes can cause damage to the nerves that run through the body.

We eat half piece of laddu and barfee.

The online official source says that you have to offer 7lbs of laddu to Laxmi or
1. Your bank balance will go down to 5 digits.
2. Your credit card balance will go high
3. Your stocks will go down
4. Your business will do ok
5. You will have a flat tire
6. Your roof will leak and your insurance will not cover it yet it will go high.
the list goes longer than what this text box supports.

Source: http://lamfoo.com/malamfoohoon.aspx

Just kidding.. Don't want Biruwa to get cheruwa eating 7 lbs of laddu.

Happy Tihar :P

It comes once in a year , sometimes it is better to overlook.
I do not know what is coming but 2 kg deshi ghee is already in for sel roti.
3000 calories equals one pound weight gain. We can handle that.

पुजाको प्रसाद त जति धेरै मान्छेलाई बाढ्यो तेती राम्रो फल मिल्छ होइन र ? कि धन घट्छ भनेर डराको हो ? ;)

अनि हिन्दु धर्म आफैमा तेती सुन्दर र लचिलो छ, आफ्नो अनुकुल, अर्कालाई नदुखाई जे गरेपनि छुट छ - किन तेस्तो १६ नै चाहिने ? यो कर्म-काण्ड , ritual सबै भगवान प्रति भक्ति जगाउन गर्ने कुरा हरु हुन् | तपाई को श्रीमतीको र परिवारको लक्ष्मी प्रति पहिले नै पर्याप्त भक्ति जागिसके जस्तो लाग्यो, अब आफ्नो मन मात्र खुसि बनाए हुन्छ \

कर्म-काण्ड मा नै विश्वास गर्ने हरुको पनि एउटा सर्ब स्वीकार्य भनाइ नै छ नि " खुसि मन ले , जसरि सकिन्छ , आफुसंग भएको साधनले पुजा गर्यो भने त्यो पूर्ण हुन्छ " भन्ने |

ओहो गोर्खे मित्र , तपाइको त बुढा बुढी नै सेल रोटि बनाउन expert जस्तो लाग्यो | नजिकै भएको भए त लाजै मरेर भए पनि मलाई पनि सेल रोटी खान बोलाऊ न भन्न हुन्थ्यो |

अनि त्यो तेल मा रोटि बनाउदा आउने danger धुवा बाट कसरि बच्ने हो ? exhaust fan ले पनि काम गरेन , २ दिन सम्म कोठा तेलै तेल गन्ध आयो | कि देशी घिउ बाट बनाउदा तेस्तो हुन्न ?

त्यो exhaust fan मा कार्बन फिल्टर राख्नु पर्छ : मध्य आचमा पकाउनु पर्छ ब्रो, : जात पातको कुरा गरे राजखानिमा घन ठोक्लान भन्ने डर लाग्छ : कुनै ले आचमा त कुनैले पकवान चलाउनमा बढि ध्यान दिन्छ भन्ने सुनेको थिए त्यै पनि एक कारण होला ??????

त्यो श्राद गर्नु अघि बिरालो बाध्ने कुरा जस्तै हो यो फ्यान : फ्यान लाइ झ्यालमा राखेर रोटीको रागलाइ बाहिर फ्याल्नु पर्छ : वालामार्ट बात किन्ने अनि रोटि पाके पछि फिर्ता गरे पनि हुन्छ , अहिले त सेलमा होलान अर्को बर्स लाइ पनि काम लाग्ला !

offering hoina suffering bhako harulai help gara, laxmi aafai aucha, bhagwan mandir ra photo ma hoina heart ma huncha

Completely agree with Magorkhey1. You can be careful and eat properly other times of the year but enjoy the sweets of Laxmi Puja. It comes once in a year. It is part of our tradition. Even Americans enjoy their thanks giving and christmas meals. We nepali ko swang nai barta.