Welcoming Prosperity and Peace: Laxmi Puja in a Luxurious Old Age Home in Kolkata

As the soft autumnal breeze starts to caress the lungs of Kolkata, all around you can see a plethora of celebrations and festivals bursting forth like a thousand effulgent diyas, each one spreading its glow to reach every nook and corner of the city. The evenings are now longer, yet more serene; as the sun slowly makes its journey to the other side of the hemisphere, the Bengali in you yearns for the next thing it loves the most, Kojagori Laxmi Puja. It is a time for families to come together, bond, connect, and make cherished memories.

At Jagriti Dham, a luxurious old age home in kolkata we are on a mission to provide world-class assisted living to senior citizens in Kolkata by fusing together holistic elderly care with personalisation. We not only strive to be one of the best old age homes in Kolkata, but we are also on a mission to leave a deep impact on every soul that comes and resides in our bosom. 

Read on to discover how an old age home in Kolkata can have a meaningful and soul-imbuing celebration of Kojagori Laxmi Puja with Jagriti Dham and begin life afresh.

Kojagori Laxmi Puja: Beauty in Her Loneliness

Kojagori Laxmi Puja is an important and symbolic celebration for Bengalis across the country and the world. Celebrated on the full moon night of Ashwin, the festival is known by many as the most auspicious night in the Bengali calendar.

The name Kojagori is derived from the Bengali phrase ‘Ke Jago Re’, which translates into ‘who is awake?’ In the folklore, on the night of Kojagori Laxmi Puja, Goddess Lakshmi, the great goddess of wealth and prosperity, leaves her heavenly abode in search of a place to reside on earth on the day when none of her devotees sleep. Those who keep themselves awake and chant her name with devotion are said to earn her eternal blessings.

A few days before the main puja night, homes are cleaned and decorated, alpona or rangoli are made on the floors and tiny feet of the goddess are painted on them as an invitation for her to grace her devotee’s homes. On the night of Kojagori Laxmi Puja, the prayers and the rituals are performed and the goddess is worshipped by chanting her holy name. Incense sticks and flowers fill the air with a divine and seraphic aroma and the flickering diyas make every corner of the house seem to welcome her home.

The focus of these rituals is not merely to attract financial wealth but to imbibe a sense of purity, tranquillity, and prosperity in our lives.

Celebrating Festivals in Style and Tradition with Jagriti Dham

At Jagriti Dham, a luxurious old age home in kolkata, we truly believe that every elderly person is a piece of artwork waiting to be unfurled. We take an approach to our senior care services which looks beyond physical and medical assistance and strives to also focus on each and every resident’s emotional, spiritual, and psychological well-being.

It is for this reason that we at Jagriti Dham put in so much effort and heart and soul to make our celebration of Kojagori Laxmi Puja or any festival for that matter, a soulful and memorable one. Let’s take a look at how an old age home in Kolkata can create a fun-filled, yet gratifying and fulfilling celebration of Kojagori Laxmi Puja with our seniors.

Happy Preparations Begin a Few Day Ahead

At Jagriti Dham, a luxurious old age home in kolkata the seniors are at the heart of all our celebrations and so, they are encouraged and actively involved in the cleaning and decorating of the premises. A beautiful alpona is created by all the residents in the community courtyard, which is a new source of excitement for all of us here.

All the flowers and diyas are purchased by the housekeeping in association with our residents and as for the food and prasad for the day, you all would be pleasantly surprised by the ideas that are suggested by our residents themselves.

On the auspicious night, we decorated the puja mandap with flowers and lights and our residents are all decked out in their finest traditional wear. In addition to that, residents did the pushpanjali to the goddess.

A Taste of Tradition, Crafted with Care: The Soul of the Celebration

Did we mention food? A Bengali festival is just not a festival without its excellent culinary delights. At Jagriti Dham, the nutritionists in our in-house team of chefs sit down with the residents to plan out the menu for the day, where they take into consideration any specific food requirements or dietary restrictions that any resident may have.

After all, the aim is to provide our residents a luxurious and safe old age home with world-class service that also makes them feel right at home. From the bhog of khichuri and labra to the luchi and the payesh (rice kheer), all of these are prepared with the utmost care and love. 

A Sense of Community, Wellness, and Belonging

Festivals in an old age home in Kolkata play an important role in bringing our residents together to socialise, interact, and build community. They help promote well-being and curb feelings of loneliness and isolation in our elders, both of which are known to have a drastic impact on their physical and psychological health.

The team at Jagriti Dham also plays an active role in ensuring that all residents are able to be a part of the festival in any way possible, irrespective of their mobility or any physical conditions they might have. We strive to provide compassionate elderly care with a focus on personalisation. Our Senior Citizen care services are customised for each and every senior citizen that resides in the facility, as we believe that every senior citizen is different and so are their needs. We do everything in our power to make sure that all residents at Jagriti Dham feel safe and secure as well as right at home at all times.

A Note of Hope and Assurance

We hope that in some way this blog has helped in making the prospect of an old age home in Kolkata a little less daunting and a whole lot more homely for you and your family. At Jagriti Dham, we know that choosing a new home for your loved ones can be a tough and emotional decision, so we make it our priority to provide you with a world-class, safe, and nurturing residential retreat for your parents.

We want to help you find hope, respect, and reassurance for their next home so that they can begin the new chapter of their lives with ease and positivity. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. My parents are very religious and have performed Laxmi Puja at home every year. Can they observe all the rituals at Jagriti Dham?

Of course! Jagriti Dham is a secular organisation, and all religious and cultural festivals are celebrated. We have a prayer room within the society, and community pujas are performed for all major festivals like Laxmi Puja, Durga Puja, Saraswati Puja, etc. Our staff ensures all rituals are performed to a tee, as per the wishes of the residents and the beliefs they have followed over the years. We also have a priest brought in for the pujas.

2. My mother is choosy about food. Will she be able to have the traditional bhog after the puja?

We understand. We take the health of our residents very seriously at Jagriti Dham. We have our own team of nutritionists and chefs, who create personalised nutrition plans for each resident after studying their individual health requirements and food preferences. All our food is freshly cooked and healthy, so you can rest assured that your parents will be able to enjoy the traditional food prepared by our chefs for festivals and other special occasions without feeling any guilt or health consequences.

3. I am currently based in India. I am concerned that my parents will be lonely, especially during festivals. How do you prevent this at Jagriti Dham?

This is the first thing we look at for our residents. We have made it a point that our residents at Jagriti Dham never feel lonely. Our residents enjoy a lively and active community where they make new friends and bond with their own contemporaries. We also have a calendar full of social, cultural and recreational activities for our residents so that there is always something going on. We also have our own team of caregivers who are always available to provide emotional support and companionship to our residents. We have world-class communication facilities that will help you stay connected to your parents, wherever in the world you are based.