The Gala Lakshmi Bazaar

On the eve of Lakshmi Puja,

Just the night preceding it

I saw many colourful

Lakshmi idols decorating,

Adorning the bazaar,

To be sold,

And with them

Wandered my 'manna'

In settling to choose one of them

For worship and seeking blessing

From The Divine Goddess.

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