RELIGION

You’re Blessed With Wealth

But what kinds? Part II

The Gowri-Ganesh Puja Festival. The dumplings, kozhakottai, on the left side are special to Ganesha, while the soan papdi on the right has been offered to Shree Lakshmi. Photos by author.

There’s an oversimplification of healthy, wealthy and wise in the old saying. Each has a different goddess powering it — one for heath, another for wealth and a third for wisdom. Each has their own spouse, and He’s a God, too.

Ashtalakshmi are the eight forms of Goddess Maha Lakshmi —…