After the celebrations and festivities of Durga pujo are over Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped. Lakshmi Pujo is celebrated in different parts of India on different days. Var Lakhsmi Pujo is celebrated in the southern parts of India in the month of July / August on the Friday before the day of full moon or the second Friday in the month. Whilst in the Northern parts of India Lakshmi Pujo is celebrated on the day of Diwali which coincides with new moon. The northern parts of India follow Vikram Sambhat (Vikrami calendar, a widely followed Hindu calendar). It is a luni – solar calendar with the new year starting in Mid – October (month of Kartik) on the day of New moon. However, in Bengal along with the states of Orissa, Maharashtra & Assam Goddess Lakhsmi is worshipped on Kojagori Purnima night, i.e. the full moon night in the month of October (Month of Aswin in Bengali calendar). The word Kojagori stands for “who is awake” (Ke jege acho in Bengali).