MUMBAI, INDIA – OCTOBER 27: Hindu priests performs rituals during Chopda puja, worship of book of accounts on the occasion of Laxmi Puja at Swami Narayan Temple Dadar east, on October 27, 2019 in Mumbai, India. On this day, they do puja of account books and start writing their new accounts. This is called as 'Chopda Pujan' or 'Sharda Pujan' or 'Muharat Pujan' meaning puja of account books. Chopda Pujan is a day for everyone not only to reconcile one's financial books but also the spiritual books. The Chopda Pujan is a ceremony when ledgers and new account books are opened by the mercantile community following a special prayer and worship before the idols of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi to earn their blessings. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times )
